Preparedness
Would you be ready if there were an emergency?
Prepare, Plan and Stay Informed
Emergencies can range from inconvenient to devastating. But you can take simple preparedness steps in advance to minimize the impact on you and your family. Assemble an emergency supply kit, make your emergency plans, stay informed, and be involved in helping your family, your business, and your community to be ready. Let us show you how by helping you…
1. Get a Kit
When preparing for a possible emergency situation, it is best to think first about the basics of survival: fresh water, food, clean air, and warmth. By taking time now to prepare emergency water supplies, food supplies and disaster supplies kit, you can provide for your entire family.
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Disaster Kit
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2. Make a Plan
Make a family emergency plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to plan in advance: how you will contact one another; how you will get back together; and what you will do in different situations. Families can cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team.
3. Be Informed
Be informed about different types of emergencies and their appropriate responses. For Americans, preparedness must now account for man-made disasters as well as natural ones. Knowing what to do during an emergency is an important part of being prepared and may make all the difference when seconds count.
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Learn How to Shelter in Place
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Red Cross have teamed up to answer common questions and provide step-by-step guidance you can take now.
Read more: Shelter
Isolation and Quarantine
It is important for people to understand what can and would be done to protect the public from the spread of dangerous contagious disease.
Read more: Quarantine
Maintain a Healthy State of Mind
Tools for coping with disaster for adults, parents, children, students, and seniors.
Read more: Mind
Pet Preparedness
If you are like millions of animal owners nationwide, your pet is an important member of your household. The likelihood that you and your animals will survive an emergency, such as a fire or flood, tornado or terrorist attack, depends largely on emergency planning done today.
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After a Disaster
Keep Food and Water Safe After a Natural Disaster or Power Outage
Food may not be safe to eat during and after an emergency. Water may not be safe to drink, clean with, or bathe in after an emergency.
This fact sheet offers guidance to help you make sure water and food are safe to use.
For information on using Well Water after a disaster, click here. |
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Taking these simple steps can make a big difference in ensuring your safety and well-being, and that of your loved ones. We urge you to start today.
Get Involved!
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Disaster Registry
Would you or someone you love need special help during a disaster?
You should sign up in the Disaster Registry if you would:
· Need outside help to safely leave your home during a disaster
· Be in jeopardy if you stayed in your home, without assistance for three days
· Need special notification about the need for evacuation, due to impairment
For more information or to sign up click here. |
Disaster Registry
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Oregon's Health Care Volunteer Registry
If you are a health care professional and would like to volunteer in a disaster, consider joining Oregon's Health Care Volunteer (OHCV) Registry.
The OHCV Registry is a database of licensed health care professionals who have registered to volunteer in response to Federal, State and/or local emergencies. The Registry allows these licensed volunteers to join State and Local volunteer groups. For more information, click here.
You can make a difference!
Special thanks to www.ready.gov for their information on emergency preparedness.
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