May 2009
6 posts
Emergency Preparedness: Food Supplies
If a natural or human-caused disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for a while. By taking steps now to store emergency food and water supplies, along with a disaster supplies kit, you can reduce the affect of any such disaster on your family.
Detailed information on the steps outlined below can be found in the American Red Cross publication,...
Emergency Preparedness: Plan
Families can cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team. Create a family disaster plan including a communication plan, disaster supplies kit, and an evacuation plan. Knowing what to do is your best protection and your responsibility.
Find out what could happen to you
-Make a disaster plan
-Complete the checklist
-Practice your plan
-Find out what could happen to...
WatchA warning about poisons and children. In an emergency, you should call 911, or you may also call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
m.i.l.k. Digital ID
The m.i.l.k. Digital ID stores vital photo identification information of your children. Designed at the request of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) m.i.l.k. provides law enforcement with the proper data to initiate an Amber Alert in the event of an emergency.
The m.i.l.k. Digital ID is a prime part of the “Home Organizer” software - a virtual filing...
Emergency Preparedness: Kit
A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items that could be needed in the event of a disaster.
Assemble the following items to create kits for use at home, the office, at school and/or in a vehicle:
Water - three gallons for each person who would use the kit and an additional four gallons per person or pet for use if you are confined to your home.
Food - a three-day supply in the kit...