National Preparedness Month Tips of the Day
There are a few simple steps you and your family can take to become better prepared for an emergency: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed and Get Involved. This September, during National Preparedness Month, please follow these "Tips of the Day" from the American Red Cross and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help you and your family get started today!
- 9/30 Bioterrorism
- 9/29 Explosions and Fire
- 9/28 Chemical Hazards
- 9/27 Floods - even shallow water can be deadly
- 9/26 Shake, rattle and roll
- 9/25 Recovering Financially
- 9/24 Understand Shelter-in-place and Evacuation
- 9/23 Know how to turn off utilities
- 9/22 Treat contaminated water
- 9/21 Surf the Net
- 9/20 Know your home
- 9/19 Car Kit
- 9/18 What's in Your Kit? (cont'd)
- 9/17 What's in YOUR kit? (cont'd)
- 9/16 What's in YOUR kit?
- 9/15 Water, water anywhere?
- 9/14 First Aid
- 9/13 Food for thought, or think food
- 9/12 Prepare your kit
- 9/11 What's the plan, boss?
- 9/10 Work together
- 9/9 Practice Makes Perfect!
- 9/8 Get Emergency Help
- 9/7 Is school in or out when disaster strikes?
- 9/6 Make it a habit
- 9/5 Man's best friends
- 9/4 Emergency Contacts
- 9/3 Make a connection
- 9/2 Oh, the places you'll go
- 9/1 Best Way Out
9/10 Tip Of The Day - Work Together
A community working together during an emergency makes sense.
- Talk to your neighbors about how you can work together during an emergency.
- Find out if anyone has specialized equipment like a power generator, or expertise such as medical knowledge, that might help in a crisis.
- Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors.
- Make back-up plans for children in case you can't get home in an emergency.
- Sharing plans and communicating in advance is a good strategy.
