(KMZA)--The Nemaha County, Kansas Emergency Management Office has secured a grant through FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to purchase five hundred Midland Weather Radios to offer free of charge.

County Emergency Management Director Eddie Aldrine says weather radio programming events for those wishing to receive a free radio will take place at three separate locations. Those include:

Wednesday, October 1st at the Corning Community Building

Thursday, October 2nd at the Baileyville City Park Shelterhouse

Monday, October 6 at the Sabetha Community Building.

All the events will be held from 5 to 7 in the evening.

Aldrine says the radios will be available at a first come-first serve basis, free of charge.

All radios will be programmed for their respective location, but the recipient of the radio will need to provide three (3) AA batteries once they set up the radio at home.

Per FEMA grant rules, the radios will only be given to Nemaha County residents. Residents of other counties will not be eligible for a free radio. There is a limit of one per household.

Aldrine said additional weather radio programming events may be scheduled at a later date depending on the number of remaining radios after these events.