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....Is it time? ......the time to prepare is before the disaster happens!
Are You Ready?? (click here to find out!)
Utah Citizen Corps asks you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared…
Personal and family preparedness could involve the following tasks:
- Developing a household preparedness plan and disaster supplies kits
- Observing home health and safety practices
- Implementing disaster mitigation measures
- Participating in crime prevention and reporting crime in your neighborhood
2-1-1 Serving As Public Hotline for Swine Flu Inquiries...(learn more....)
Coughing Etiquette ~ Why don't we do it in our sleeves? (learn more.....)
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One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects.
Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning at any time of the day or night. If an earthquake occurs in a populated area, it may cause many deaths and injuries and extensive property damage.
Although there are no guarantees of safety during an earthquake, identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can save lives and significantly reduce injuries and property damage.
This could be your house.....Are you ready? Take this simple earthquake quiz. It only takes a few minutes, and you might learn something.... (click here)
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Sesame Workshop Develops Family Friendly Resources on Emergency Preparedness
Fun and easy ways to help the whole family prepare for any type of emergency. (click here) |
Test your Readiness IQ
Are you ready to leave your home at a moment's notice?
- Do you have a Disaster Supply Kit with water, food and medicine in a designated place in your home?
- What about a small kit with emergency supplies in your car?
- Do you have a family communications plan, such as walkie-talkies, in case land and cell phone lines are down?
- Have you practiced or drilled on what to do in an emergency at home?
- Have you and your family agreed upon a specific meeting place in the event you're evacuated or become separated from friends and family.
- Finally, have you taken first aid training such as CPR in the last five years?
Click on to www.whatsyourrq.org to see how ready YOU are and learn specific steps you can take to better prepare yourself and your family, as well as things you can do to encourage your community, schools and workplace to be better prepared.
Your first important step is to learn your RQ score. This simple test takes less than one minute to complete.
Disaster Preparedness Tips for Homeowners and Renters....(read more)
Storm causes severe flooding along west side of Salt Lake County
A summer soaking brings mudslides at a Taylorsville apartment complex, floods basements, and caves in a roof at South Salt Lake business. (read more, see video....)
DHS MARKs 5th ANNUAL NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH This SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that more than 1,200 national, regional, state and local businesses and organizations have pledged their support and joined the 2008 National Preparedness Month Coalition....(read more....)
Salt Lake County prepares for 'big one'
It's a scenario Salt Lake County residents have been hearing about for years, and one emergency responders and government officials hope they're ready for when it happens...(read more...)
You exercise and take vitamins to be healthy.
You take your car in to be serviced.
What do you do to prepare yourself, your family, your community from potential disasters?
Are you prepared? Are you ready to help?
Contact your local Citizen Corps Council today! |
Preparing Makes Sense
Get A Kit * Make A Plan * Be Informed *
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Flood Safety Information
Do you know the hazards associated with floods and flash floods? Do you know what you can do to protect lives and property? (read more...) |
Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs (read more...) |
Weather Safety
Current forecasts, conditions, hazards ~ know what's coming, what to expect, how to prepare! Visit the National Weather Service Forecast Office, Salt Lake City, Utah (read more....) |
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PSA's on Emergency Preparedness (English & Spanish) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and The Advertising Council (click here) |
FEMA for Kids!
This site teaches kids how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. The Parent and Teacher page has activities, curiculum and safety information you can use in the classroom or at home.
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Ready Kids
is a tool to help parents and teachers educate children in grades 4-5 about emergencies and how they can help get their family prepared.
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McGruff.org
Crime prevention activities, cool stuff, information, tools, and more! |
How are avian, pandemic, and seasonal flu different?
Avian flu is caused by avian influenza viruses, which occur naturally among birds.
Pandemic flu is flu that causes a global outbreak, or pandemic, of serious illness that spreads easily from person to person. Currently there is no pandemic flu.
Seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
American Public Health Association Get Ready campaign includes factsheets, podcasts, and a blog that provides readers with background information on avian and pandemic influenza and practical advice on how to prepare themselves, their families and their communities. www.getreadyforflu.org.
One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. (click here)
Pan Flu Background
Plans and Policy
Businesses and Employers
Avian Flu
Program Partner Links
Questions on Emergency Management? (click here)
- Understanding the Four Stages of Emergency Management
- Local Emergency Preparedness Sites
- Training Resources
- Online Courses through FEMA
- Other Helpful Sites
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Ready Your Business
The Business's Role In Homeland Security
(click here)
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