Campaign: Inclusion of Whole Community Concepts in the NIMS
Provide Low Income Communities with Emergency Kits
FEMA recommends that all households have a 72 hour emergency supply kit. This enables rescue teams to have a "time cushion" when responding to natural disasters like Katrina where the devastation is overwhelming, freeing up rescuers from having to focus on people that are merely trapped, and allowing them to find people who are injured or need attention immediately. Kits like The I.C.E. Cube Kit could/should be provided ...more »