Cover Image Emergency salvage of flood damaged family papers Emergency salvage of flood damaged family papers

During the 1993 Midwest floods, the National Archives staff developed technical tips to guide individuals in emergency stabilization and salvage of damaged documents, photographs, books, and other personal papers. It...

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Cover Image Fact Sheet-Shelter In Place Fact Sheet-Shelter In Place

One of the instructions you may be given in an emergency where hazardous materials may have been released into the atmosphere is to shelter-in-place.

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Cover Image Family Disaster Plan Family Disaster Plan

Being prepared before a disaster strikes is one of the best ways to make your family and home safer. Taking preparatory action now is a way to exert a measure of...

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Cover Image family-disaster-plan family-disaster-plan

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...

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Cover Image Helping Children Cope with Disaster Helping Children Cope with Disaster

Disasters may strike quickly without warning. These events can be frightening for adults, but they are particularly traumatic for children if they are unsure of what to do.

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Cover Image Helping Children Cope with Disaster Helping Children Cope with Disaster

This booklet offers parents, caregivers, and other adults suggestions on how to help children cope with the effects of disasters, as well as how to prepare before a disaster strikes.

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Cover Image Home emergency supplies kit Home emergency supplies kit

Some families prefer to store their emergency supplies in one location. Choose a place in your home that would be relatively safe in the event of an earth­quake

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Cover Image Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Disaster Toolkit Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Disaster Toolkit

The leadership of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) strongly believes that, as fair housing professionals, we have a responsibility to ensure that persons affected by disaster...

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Cover Image Personal & Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Handbook Personal & Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Handbook

In this guide, you will find suggestions to help prepare yourself and your neighborhood or community in the event of an emergency or disaster.

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Cover Image Personal workplace disaster supplies kit Personal workplace disaster supplies kit

For the workplace, where you might be confined for several hours or perhaps overnight, the following supplies are recommended.

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Cover Image Picking up the pieces after a File Picking up the pieces after a Fire

It also offers ideas on what you can do to help make yourself and your home safer from fires in the future

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Cover Image Post disaster water treatment Post disaster water treatment

Many people have asked the Red Cross for information and suggestions on treating water after a disaster strikes. The following information is provided to address those questions.

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Cover Image Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special...

For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods, and acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also...

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