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Prepare for emergencies...

Prepare for life!

 

Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in your community.

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood, workplace or school or can confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephones – were cut off?

Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. The best way to make you and your family safer is to be prepared before disaster strikes. We encourage you to:

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Get a Kit - MP3 file

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Make a Plan - MP3 file

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Be Informed - MP3 file

Check your child's school Web site or call the school office to request a copy of the school's emergency plans. Keep a copy at home and work.

Learn where the safe places are in your home for each type of disaster. Learn about the disaster plans at your business, your child's school or daycare center, or other places where you and your family spend time.

 

Preparedness Partners:

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Department of Homeland Security
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Ready.gov

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September is National Preparedness Month

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National Preparedness Month Coalition 2008

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Preparedness: A Family Guide Brochure with Clorox

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Family Preparedness Brochure with Target

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2007 Hurricane Guide with The Home Depot

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What's your RQ (Readiness Quotient)? with the Council for Excellence in Government

 

Other Resources/Information:

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Take the Emergency Preparedness Quiz, from the Department of Homeland Security.

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New York's financial services sector Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007 .  Read more here.

 

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