Emergency Preparedness

Emergency preparedness is the pursuit of obtaining all of the necessary food, supplies, and skills to be ready for and survive any type of disaster or catastrophe either natural or man made.

An essential component of emergency preparedness is the careful and considerate approach towards building and maintaining an adequate food storage that fits the needs of the individual and/or household.

One of the most important supplies in emergency preparedness efforts is a 72 hour kit, which includes first aid items, food and water, emergency blankets, matches, and other tools that a person or persons will need for self reliance and to survive during the first three days after a disaster has taken place.

Another crucial component of emergency preparedness is having the necessary training and skill sets to be able to respond or react appropriately in any disaster survival scenario. Examples include earthquakes, floods, house fires, severe weather, and many other such unanticipated and untimely occurrences. One useful skill to have is knowing beforehand where utility shutoffs are located and how to turn them off.


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• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-09

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
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• Prudent People Plan for Personal Safety: The Novel H1N1 Version -- Get Vaccinated

  
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• FEMA Offers Ideas For Developing “Culture Of Preparedness”

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 443
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• Emergency Response and Preparedness Websites

  
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• IPv6 and the End of the World

  
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• Here We Go Again: House Committe Tries to Pull FEMA from DHS

  
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• Why Food Storage Series: Religious Reasons

  
  Food Storage Made Easy — Authority: 118
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• Need to know if a loved one at Ft Hood is safe?

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 443
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• Need to know if a loved one at Ft Hood is safe?

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 443
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• NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: SkyGuard From WeatherData Services

  
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• THE TARA O’TOOLE ERA BEGINS AT DHS

  
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• THE TARA O’TOOLE ERA BEGINS AT DHS

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 443
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• DHS supports research into Aussie horse and bat disease

  
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• DHS supports research into Aussie horse and bat disease

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 443
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• Must Have Emergency Water Purification Items

  
  Naked News — Authority: 172
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• 3rd National Congress on Health System Readiness Meeting

  
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• Walking with Tica: cold & flu edition

  
  Beacon Hill Blog — Authority: 475
  Photo by Chris Streeter. I have never been so grateful to have a mellow(ish) older dog.  Tica was patient this week as we were laid out with a nasty bug.  Was it a flu? A cold? Does it matter?  We were sick, but at least we were prepared–and now we’re better.  Whew! King County has excellent guidelines (in ...
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• Know the Basics of First Aid

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
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• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-02

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
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• PASSING THE PEACE BUT NOT THE H1N1 FLU

  
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