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Featured Podcast:
Sheltering in Place
by Rita Hoffman,
Emergency Management Coordinator, Olathe, Kan.
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Do you have an emergency plan?
Are you and your family prepared for an emergency? If phone lines were down, if cell phones didn't work, if you couldn't get to the grocery store for a few days -- what would you do? If you had to evacuate -- where would you go?
Disasters can happen anytime and anywhere. When disaster strikes, you may not have much time to respond. The time to plan for a disaster is now, before it happens.
- Create a Supply Kit: Keep enough basics on hand for your family-- water, food, first aid supplies, etc. Keep the items that you would most likely need during an evacuation in an easy-to-carry container, such as a large, covered trash container, a backpack or a duffle bag. Learn more>
- Have a Plan: Meet with your family and talk about why you need a disaster plan. Decide on a meeting place and identify emergency contacts. Learn more>
- Stay Informed: Know what the risks are in your area and how to prepare for each. Learn more>
Get ready for severe weather with a NOAA All-Hazards Radio
Outdoor sirens can't always be heard indoors. Make sure you and your family will hear weather alerts with a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) All-Hazards Radio.
Weather radios provide constant up-to-date weather information. During a weather, natural or man-made emergency, the National Weather Service will interrupt routine weather radio programming and broadcast a special tone that activates weather radios, by county, in the listening areas. You can program your NOAA radio to alert you whenever a warning applies to your county or, if you choose, neighboring counties.
The Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC) supports a community-wide effort to distribute these radios called Project Community Alert (PCA). The MEMC partners with Price Chopper grocery stores in the Greater Kansas City area to sell the radios at cost ($29.95). Get yours today! More information>