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Getting Your Family Prepared for a Disaster
It is important to warn children, without overly alarming them, about disasters. Tell children that a disaster is something that could hurt people or cause damage. Explain that nature sometimes provides "too much of a good thing" - fire, rain, or wind.
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Getting-Your-Family-Prepared-for-a-Disaster.aspx
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Make a Plan: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Your family may not be together when a disaster strikes so it is important to plan in advance: how you will get to a safe place; how you will contact one another; how you will get back together; and what you will do in different situations. Read more about Family Communication during an emergency.
http://m.fema.gov/make-a-plan
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Your Family Emergency Plan - ReadyVW
One of the most effective ways to prepare your family for a disaster is to create a family emergency plan. Meet with your family to discuss how to prepare for different types of emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, floods, or other common hazards in your community.
http://www.ready.wv.gov/before/pages/yourfamilyemergencyplan.aspx
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Escape Planning - National Fire Protection Association
Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the alarm sounds.
http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/escape-planning
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Family Preparedness Made Easy - Family Emergency Preparedness
The Red Cross can help you and your family with emergency preparedness. We offer some one-minute drills that are short on time, but big on impact.
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/location/home-family/preparedness
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Family Disaster Planning - Emergency Management
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division is the coordinating agency responsible for the statewide emergency management program.
http://www.scemd.org/planandprepare/preparedness/famdiasterplan
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Family Disaster Plan: Why Talk about a Family Disaster Plan
The Family disaster planning basics.
http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/family.htm
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CDC Emergency Preparedness and You: Make a Plan
Information on preparing for public health emergencies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Get a kit, make a plan, and be informed.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/plan/
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Make an Emergency Communication Plan - Ready
This page explains what an emergency communication plan is and why you should make one. It also provides tips and templates on how to make a plan.
http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan
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Disaster Emergency Preparedness Planning
Make a plan so your entire family is prepared in the event of an emergency or disaster. The Red Cross can help you make an Emergency Preparedness Plan.
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/location/home-family/plan
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Emergency Management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Disaster management (or emergency management) is the creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_management
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Emergency Preparedness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emergency Preparedness is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding both natural and manmade disasters."[citation needed] It involves mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Preparedness
