Step One National Preparedness Month 2022.pptx
- 1. National Preparedness Month 2022: Step One
- 2. Step One: Make A Plan Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate before, during, and after a disaster. Make sure to update your plan based on the Centers for Disease Control recommendations due to the Coronavirus. Step One
- 3. Step One: Make A Plan You need to determine the type of disaster or weather event is most likely to occur in your region. Ready.gov has come up with an extensive list to help you prepare. The following slide(s) will give you the majority of situations you should be prepared to endure. Step One
- 4. Step One: Make A Plan Attacks Avalanche Bioterrorism Chemical Emergencies Cyber Security Drought Earthquakes Explosions Extreme Heat Floods HazMat Incidents Fires Household Chemical Incidents Hurricanes Step One
- 5. Step One: Make A Plan Landslides Nuclear Explosions Nuclear Plants Pandemics Power Loss Radiological Devices Sever Weather Thunderstorms Lightning Tornadoes Tsunamis Volcanos Wildfires Winter Weather Disaster Recovery Step One
- 6. Step One: Make A Plan • #PrepareToProtect means preparing to protect everyone you love. Start by making a plan before disasters and emergencies strike: www.ready.gov/plan • Discuss with your household or family how you will communicate if there is an emergency. • Decide and practice your emergency plan with members of your household.
- 7. Step One: Make A Plan • Houses, mobile homes, apartments, and high-rise buildings have different evacuation considerations. Make a plan for each: www.ready.gov/plan-for-locations • Involve your entire family, including your children, in planning for disasters and emergencies so they are prepared, not afraid: www.ready.gov/plan
- 8. Step One: Make A Plan Social Media Posts This content is less than 140 characters and can be used on various social media channels. Communication • BEFORE an emergency, teach your child how to dial 911 #YouthPrep • Make sure everyone, including children, knows how and when to call 911 for help #YouthPrep • Make sure all family members know how to send a text message in case of an emergency #YouthPrep • Who’s your emergency contact? Make sure the kids know who it is and practice with them. #ReadyKids • Practice how to communicate in an emergency with kids. Find ways here: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep • Update school records and discuss emergency contact numbers with kids before they go: https://www.ready.gov/collection/family-communication-plan #BackToSchool #YouthPrep
- 9. Step One: Make A Plan • When the kids go #BacktoSchool update your family communication plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep • Add kids school social media info to the family communication plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep • Review your family emergency communications plan with kids at your next household meeting. #YouthPrep • Emergencies can happen anytime, and less than half of American families have a communication plan. Plan ahead: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a- plan #ReadyKids • Spread the #YouthPrep message to friends & family! Be sure your family has an emergency communications plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a- plan
- 11. We will send information Weekly as the month of September progresses, so stay tuned! Thanks for placing safety at a high priority. As always, we are here for our Telcom family during these times. Craig and Marilyn