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Preparedness Is Everyone's Job!
In times of
disasters, you have responsibility to safeguard you and your
family. During the first few hours or days following a
disaster, essential services may not be available and
emergency workers may be in short supply.
Depending
on the severity, you must be ready to act on your own. If
you educate yourself about these potential hazards, learn
how to recognize them and plan for them, you can go a long
way toward safeguarding yourself and your family. |
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Disasters can strike anytime. When it does, having a
disaster plan can help. The Dodge County Office of
Emergency Management and Red Cross have created an
Emergency Preparedness Checklist for you to use. It
is also important to have
Emergency Contact Numbers
of local contacts and an emergency out-of-state
contact. |
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After a disaster, local official
and relief workers will be on the scene, but they cannot
reach everyone immediately. Your family will cope best by
preparing for a disaster before it strikes. One way
to prepare is by assembling a
Disaster Supplies Kit.
When a disaster hits, you don’t have time to shop or search
for supplies, but if you have gathered them in advance your
family can endure an evacuation or home confinement. |
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FOOD AND
WATER IN AN EMERGENCY |
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If a disaster strikes your
community, you might not have access to food, water and
electricity for days, or even weeks. By taking some time
now to store emergency food and water supplies, you can
provide for your entire family.
Click
here to get
more information on what you may need to sustain you and
your family. |
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Our animals enrich our lives
in more ways than we can count. In turn, they depend on
us for their safety and well-being. Click here to find
out how you can be prepared to protect your
pets
and barnyard animals when disaster strikes. |
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Go to
Ready.gov to
find good information on how to develop a family
disaster plan, create a disaster supply kit,
communications plan with your families important
numbers, and many other helpful tips and information
regarding different types of hazards. |
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