Should fire, flooding, or natural disaster strike your home, are you sure that you and your family are prepared?
Take this quiz, courtesy of the American Red Cross to find out! After the quiz, learn some valuable tips including: what you should always have in your preparedness kit, who your emergency contact should be, and how you should store water for an emergency.
“Up to 40% of businesses never recover after experiencing a major disaster.” -Ready.gov
“Preparing today reduces the consequences of a disaster tomorrow.” -Ready.gov
“The more you prepare today, the more you’ll be able to reduce the devastating effects of a tornado, an earthquake, a power outage, or any other disaster.” -Ready.gov
Have you seen the World Upside Down PSA from Ready.gov? I think it illustrates exactly how important it is to have an emergency preparedness plan and an easily-accessible disaster kit, especially if you have a family with young children or pets, as disasters often strike just that quickly and unexpectedly.
Maybe it’s not something you’ve given serious thought to. Or perhaps you keep meaning to go out and purchase the items you need for a kit, but just can’t seem to fit it in to your busy schedule. Just like being organized, being prepared for disaster is something that just requires a little effort to get started and can make a big difference down the road. I certainly hope that you’ll never have to make use of your emergency plan, but having one and discussing it with your family could mean the difference between making it through and losing everything.
If you’re not sure where to go to get started, check out Ready.gov or my previous National Preparedness Month posts.
Here’s to being prepared,
Last week I let you know about National Preparedness Month with my 4 Part Series on how you can prepare your family for emergencies. I wanted to follow up with a link to the Ready Kids site where they have games for children, information to help children understand different types of emergencies, videos, and more.
There is also a section called Let’s Get Ready! Planning for Emergencies sponsored by Sesame Street! This section features several videos and more information on planning for an emergency. I plan on showing these videos to my children.
Let me know what you think about the videos by posting a comment below or clicking on our Facebook Like button above.
Here’s to a little help talking to our children about being prepared!
Angela
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