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1. Article number 1 - Preparedness Campaign Hightlights Hazard Mitigation in January
2. Article number 2 - New Law Requires Radon Testing in Day Care Centers
3. Article number 3 - IEMA, Grainger Offer Winter Storm Preparedness Sweepstakes
4. Article number 4 - IEMA Updates ‘Ready Illinois’ Website
5. Article number 5 - IEMA Offering Potassium Iodide to Residents Within 10 Miles of Nuclear Power Plants

• Preparedness Campaign Hightlights Hazard Mitigation in January

  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is susceptible to several types of natural hazards, including floods, tornadoes, snow and ice storms, droughts, even earthquakes. While it's impossible to avoid such events, there are several steps communities and people can take to prevent injuries or deaths and reduce property losses.

  Throughout January, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will offer tips for protecting homes and businesses and highlight successful hazard mitigation efforts as part of its 2013 Preparedness Campaign.

   

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• New Law Requires Radon Testing in Day Care Centers

  SPRINGFIELD – Parents of children in day care will be better informed about levels of radon in their child’s facility under a new law that took effect Jan. 1, 2013.  Licensed day care centers and day care homes are now required to test for the radioactive gas, and beginning Jan. 1, 2014, day care centers will need to show proof the facility has been tested for radon within the last three years as part of the initial application or license renewal process

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• IEMA, Grainger Offer Winter Storm Preparedness Sweepstakes

  SPRINGFIELD – Despite an unseasonably warm start to December, winter’s cold, snow and ice are just around the corner. To help people get ready for winter weather, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and Grainger are teaming up to offer an online winter storm preparedness sweepstakes. Five winners will win vehicle preparedness kits donated by Grainger.

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• IEMA Updates ‘Ready Illinois’ Website

  SPRINGFIELD – The state’s website for community and individual information disaster preparedness is now even easier to use. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today launched an updated Ready Illinois website (www.Ready.Illinois.gov) to help connect people with information they need to be prepared for many types of emergencies.

• IEMA Offering Potassium Iodide to Residents Within 10 Miles of Nuclear Power Plants

  The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today announced plans to begin offering free Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to residents living within a 10-mile radius of the state’s six operating nuclear power plants. More than 60,000 homes within the Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs) of each plant soon will receive a voucher that can be redeemed for the pills at participating Walgreens stores.