Many informational brochures about disaster preparedness are available for free to individuals and families.
In addition, the Red Cross provides trained volunteers who are available to deliver quality disaster preparedness presentations in the Community Disaster Education course.
For more information about brochures, presentations or how you can better prepare your family, call 219-4050.
Severe Weather
When the weather turns violent, the American Red Cross is there providing hope and helping people rebuild their lives. In addition to being a resource after a disaster, the Red Cross urges individuals to take the time to prepare for potential disasters.
You can prepare your family and our community by building a disaster kit, making an emergency response plan, getting trained in CPR and First Aid, giving blood and volunteering.
The Red Cross suggests following checklist below when creating an emergency response plan:
All household members should meet to discuss dangers of fire, severe weather, power outages, and other possible emergencies- Discuss what safety steps each household member will take in each emergency situation
- Plan for response to personal injuries
- Post emergency telephone numbers and teach children to dial 911 to call police, fire, and emergency medical services
- Know how to turn off water, gas and electricity with main switches
- Decide where your family should meet outside of the home in the event of a fire. Also, decide on a location outside the neighborhood in case you can?t return home because of a disaster
- Look into purchasing renters insurance before disaster (especially house fire) strikes. Often, the price of this normally affordable protection rises significantly after a family has experienced a disaster