Are You Ready, An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
by: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Are You Ready, An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Dear Citizens,
We live in a different world than we did before September 11, 2001. We are more aware of
our vulnerabilities, more appreciative of our freedoms and more understanding that we have a
personal responsibility for the safety of our families, our neighbors and our nation.
Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness provides practical information on how your
family can prepare for any disaster. It includes up-to-date hazard specific safety tips and
information about preparedness and protection. In addition to information on most natural and
technological disasters, there are new chapters on “Animals in Disaster,” “Extreme Heat (Heat
Wave),” “Landslide & Debris Flow (Mudslide),” “Emergency Water Shortages,” and newly updated
information on terrorism.
We know that disaster preparedness works. We can take action now that will help protect
our families, reduce the impact an emergency has on our lives, and deal with the chaos if an
incident occurs near us. These actions are at the heart of everything we do at FEMA, and they
are the reason President George W. Bush established Citizen Corps, a nationwide initiative
encompassing public education, citizen training and volunteer programs. FEMA’s vision of a
nation prepared is best achieved by your participation in community and family preparedness so
that we are all better protected for every disaster.
Contact your local emergency management office for information about specific hazards in your
area and to volunteer to help make your community better prepared.
We know that disaster can strike at any time. We all have a personal responsibility to be ready.
Sincerely,
Joe M. Allbaugh, Director
Table of Contents
Why Prepare for a Disaster page 1
General Preparedness Information page 3
Emergency Planning and Disaster Supplies page 4
Creating a disaster plan page 4
Emergency planning for people with special needs page 5
Disaster supplies kit page 6
Evacuation page 11
Shelter page 13
Long-term in-place sheltering page 13
Staying in a mass care shelter page 17
Mitigation page 18
Animals in Disaster page 20
Recovering From Disaster page 23
Mental health and crisis counseling page 25
Natural Hazards page 28
Floods page 29
Hurricanes page 33
Thunderstorms page 39
Lightning page 40
Tornadoes page 42
Winter Storms and Extreme Cold page 46
Extreme Heat (Heat Wave) page 49
Emergency water shortages page 51
Earthquakes page 55
Volcanoes page 58
Landslide and Debris Flows (Mudslides) page 61
Tsunamis page 64
Fire page 66
Wildland fires page 70
Technological Hazards page 72
Hazardous Materials Incidents page 73
Household chemical emergencies page 76
Nuclear Power Plants page 79
National Security Emergencies page 83
Terrorism page 83
Chemical and biological weapons page 86
Nuclear and radiological attack page 89
Homeland security advisory system page 94
For More Information page 97
Citizen Corps page 99
CERT page 99
Disaster Public Education Websites page 100
Independent Study Courses page 101
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