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    Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness
    Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness
    Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness
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    Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness

    By Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Department of Homeland Security

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    Everything You Need to Know to Prepare for and Recover from Dozens of Natural and Man-Made Disasters and Threats!

    Are You Ready? is an all-encompassing practical guide for individuals and their families to preparing for all types of hazards and emergencies. It can be used as a reference or a step-by-step guide to developing, practicing, and maintaining emergency plans. It provides information, checklists, educational materials, and graphics to help you effectively plan for before, during, and after any kind of disaster.

    Topics covered include:
    • Creating a disaster supplies kit
    • Dealing with natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, and tornadoes
    • Responding to technological hazards such as hazardous materials incidents and nuclear or chemical emergencies
    • General information about terrorism
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateOct 1, 2019
    ISBN9781510750821
    Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness
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    Federal Emergency Management Agency

    The  Federal Emergency Management Agency  (FEMA) is an agency of the  United States Department of Homeland Security. Its mission is to support US citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation to build, sustain and improve citizens' capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.

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      Are You Ready? - Federal Emergency Management Agency

      1

      Basic Preparedness

      In this part of the guide, you will learn preparedness strategies that are common to all disasters. You plan only once, and are able to apply your plan to all types of hazards.

      When you complete Part 1, you will be able to:

      •Get informed about hazards and emergencies that may affect you and your family.

      •Develop an emergency plan.

      •Collect and assemble disaster supplies kit.

      •Learn where to seek shelter from all types of hazards.

      •Identify the community warning systems and evacuation routes.

      •Include in your plan required information from community and school plans.

      •Learn what to do for specific hazards.

      •Practice and maintain your plan.

      1.1

      Getting Informed

      Learn about the hazards that may strike your community, the risks you face from these hazards, and your community’s plans for warning and evacuation. You can obtain this information from your local emergency management office or your local chapter of the American Red Cross. Space has been provided here to record your answers.

      Hazards

      Ask local authorities about each possible hazard or emergency and use the worksheet that follows to record your findings and suggestions for reducing your family’s risk.

      You also can consult FEMA for hazard maps for your area. Go to www.fema.gov, select maps, and follow the directions. National hazard maps have been included with each natural hazard in Part 2 of this guide.

      Warning Systems and Signals

      The Emergency Alert System (EAS) can address the entire nation on very short notice in case of a grave threat or national emergency. Ask if your local radio and TV stations participate in the EAS.

      National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office to specially configured NOAA weather radio receivers. Determine if NOAA Weather Radio is available where you live. If so, consider purchasing a NOAA weather radio receiver.

      Ask local authorities about methods used to warn your community.

      Evacuating Yourself and Your Family

      When community evacuations become necessary, local officials provide information to the public through the media. In some circumstances, other warning methods, such as sirens or telephone calls, also are used. Additionally, there may be circumstances under which you and your family feel threatened or endangered and you need to leave your home, school, or workplace to avoid these situations.

      The amount of time you have to leave will depend on the hazard. If the event is a weather condition, such as a hurricane that can be monitored, you might have a day or two to get ready. However, many disasters allow no time for people to gather even the most basic necessities, which is why planning ahead is essential.

      Evacuation: More Common than You Realize

      Evacuations are more common than many people realize. Hundreds of times each year, transportation and industrial accidents release harmful substances, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. Fires and floods cause evacuations even more frequently. Almost every year, people along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts evacuate in the face of approaching

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