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Preparing Makes Sense – Get Ready Now
The likelihood of you and your family surviving a house fire depends as much on having a working smoke detector and an exit strategy as on a well-trained fire department....
Repairing Home after Flood
This book provides step-by-step guidance on how to clean up, rebuild, and seek assistance after a flood. Before you start, read the safety precautions at the top of this document...
Repairing your Flooded Home
Repairing Your Flooded Home. This book provides step-by-step guidance on how to clean up, rebuild, and seek assistance after a flood. Before you start, read the safety precautions at the...
Salt Lake City Emergency Preparedness Guide
In this Guide, you will find suggestions to help prepare yourself in case of an emergency.
Severe weather operating guidelines
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATING PROCEDURES
Severe weather Preparedness
There are several severe weather hazards that affect Illinois, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, floods, flash floods, damaging winds, and large hail.
Site Emergency Planning Workbook
A site emergency plan describes, in detail, an organization’s policy and procedures for coping with an emergency situation on site. These policies and procedures should define how the organization will...
Talking About Disasters Complete Guide
The purpose of this guide is to assist those who provide disaster safety information to the general public. The information presented is based on historical data for the United States...
Thunderstorms Tornadoes Lightning
Families should be prepared for all hazards that could affect their area. NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the American Red Cross urge every family to develop...
Tips For Pet Owners
When preparing your home for an earthquake, don’t forget to include your pets on the list. They will depend on you even more after an earthquake to take care of...
Tips For Physically Challenged
Tips For the Physically Challenged
Tips for preparing children
Children need to be prepared for an earthquake as much as adults, if not more.
using a generator when disaster strikes
If you choose to buy a generator, make sure you get one that is rated for the amount of power that you think you will need
Your family disaster supplies kit
Disasters happen anytime and anywhere. And when disaster strikes, you may not have much time to respond.
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