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Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in your community.
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you
to evacuate your neighborhood, workplace or school or can confine
you to your home. What would you do if basic services -- water, gas,
electricity or telephones--were cut off? Local officials and relief
workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach
everyone right away.
Therefore, the best way to make you and your family safer is to be
prepared before disaster strikes. Everything on this page is also
free to download from
http://www.redcross.org.
HEALTH & SAFETY TIPS
- Home Care for Pandemic Flu
- Are you ready for a Flash Flood?
- Are you ready for a Tornado?
- Safety Information for short-term power outages or "Rolling Blackouts"
- Using a Generator when disaster strikes
- Wildfires - Are you prepared?
- Build a Disaster supplies kit! - This link from the National ARC site explains the six basics you should stock for your home in case of an emergency.
- Are you ready for a severe Thunderstorm?
- Winter Storms - Unusual for Georgia? Yes. But we had a storm this past winter (2004 - 2005 ) that knocked out electricity for some people for 3 days or more.
- Ready for a heat wave?
- Are you ready for a fire?
- Water conservation during a drought
- Are you ready for a hurricane?
- Hurricanes...Unleashing Natures Fury
- Tornadoes...Natures Most Violent Storms
JUST FOR KIDS
- American Red Cross Youth Interactive Zone - Page just for kids featuring maps, quizzes, virtual tours, games, coloring books, chat and photos.