NATURAL DISASTERS Find out what natural disasters are most common in your area. You may be aware of some of your ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ƌŝƐŬƐ͗ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŵĂLJ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞ LJŽƵ͘ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ͘ &ůŽŽĚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJ h͘^͘ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘ ĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ of as a West Coast phenomenon, yet 45 states and territories in the Unites States are at moderate to high risk from earthquakes and are located in every region of the country. Other disasters may be more common in certain areas. Tornados are nature’s most violent storms and can happen anywhere. However, states located in ͞dŽƌŶĂĚŽ ůůĞLJ͕͟ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŝŶ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ͕ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͕ ŽŶŶĞĐƟĐƵƚ͕ ĂŶĚ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƌŝƐŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŽƌŶĂĚŽ ĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘ ,ƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƚƌŽƉŝĐĂů ƐƚŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƚůĂŶƟĐ KĐĞĂŶ͕ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ^ĞĂ͕ 'ƵůĨ ŽĨ DĞdžŝĐŽ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ WĂĐŝĮĐ KĐĞĂŶ͘ ^ĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ ĐĂŶ ŶŽǁ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚ ŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉůĂŶ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĚŽ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŽůĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞ͘ Planning what to do in advance is an important part of being prepared. Find out what natural disasters are most common in your area. HURRICANE WINDS x Board up doors and windows with plywood or install ƐƚŽƌŵ ƐŚƵƩĞƌƐ x <ĞĞƉ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ Ăƚ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐ x Secure outdoor objects that could be dangerous, such as ƉĂƟŽ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ trash bins, tools, and barbecue pits. CLEAN AIR DĂŶLJ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐƚ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĞŶĚ ƟŶLJ ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉŝĐ ͞ũƵŶŬ͟ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͘ &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ ĂŶ ĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶ ,ƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞƐ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƚŽƌŶĂĚŽĞƐ͕ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƐƚŽƌŵ͘ ŵĂLJ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĮŶĞ ĚĞďƌŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƵƐĞ ůƵŶŐ ĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘ ďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƩĂĐŬ ŵĂLJ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ŐĞƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ make you sick if inhaled or absorbed through open cuts. Many of these agents can only hurt you if they get FLOODING ŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ x Move furniture and valuables to a higher level x Store important documents in waterproof containers NOSE AND MOUTH PROTECTION &ĂĐĞ ŵĂƐŬƐ Žƌ ĚĞŶƐͲǁĞĂǀĞ ĐŽƩŽŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŶƵŐůLJ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ LJŽƵƌ ŶŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ Įƚ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ Ž ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Įƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘
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Be prepared to improvise with what you have on hand to protect your nose, mouth, eyes, and cuts in your ƐŬŝŶ͘ ŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĮƚƐ ƐŶƵŐůLJ ŽǀĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ŶŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƵƚŚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĂŶLJ ĚĞŶƐĞ ǁĞĂǀĞ ĐŽƩŽŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ĮůƚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ LJŽƵ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐŬ Žƌ ĐůŽƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŝƚ͘ Ž ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Įƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ children. There are also a variety of face masks readily available in hardware stores that are rated based on ŚŽǁ ƐŵĂůů ŽĨ Ă ƉĂƌƟĐůĞ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ĮůƚĞƌ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƐĞƫŶŐ͘ 'ŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ŽĐĐƵƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵĂƐŬŝŶŐ͘ &Žƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĐůŽƚŚ ĨĂĐĞ ŵĂƐŬƐ ĐĂŶ ĮůƚĞƌ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂŝƌďŽƌŶĞ ͞ũƵŶŬ͟ Žƌ ŐĞƌŵƐ LJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ LJŽƵ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ŐĂƐĞƐ͘ ^Ɵůů͕ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ŶŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƵƚŚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ ŝƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͘ >ŝŵŝƟŶŐ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ŐĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŵĂLJ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ whether or not you get sick or develop disease.
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ƉƵƚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ Ăŝƌ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ Ă ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞ƐŚĞůƚĞƌͲŝŶͲƉůĂĐĞ͕͟ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ƚĂƉĞ ƵƉ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ăŝƌ ǀĞŶƚƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĂů Žī Ă ƌŽŽŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌĞĐƵƫŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůĂďĞůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘ ŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ŝŶ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ǁŝůů ƐĂǀĞ ƟŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ counts.
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hƐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĚĞďƌŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͕ Žƌ ŝĨ ůŽĐĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ ŝƐ ďĂĚůLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ƚĂƉĞ ƵƉ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ ĚŽŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ăŝƌ CREATE A SUPPORT NETWORK ǀĞŶƚƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĂů Žī Ă ƌŽŽŵ͘ In many emergency situaƟons, your neighbors may be your Įrst responders. Build a support network of at least OTHER BARRIERS three people in your area to assist you during an x ,ĞĂǀLJǁĞŝŐŚƚ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ďĂŐƐ Žƌ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƐŚĞĞƟŶŐ x Duct emergency. Do not dependtape on one x Scissors person. HEPA (HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR FILTRATION) FILTER FANS your medical equipment is Show your network where KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĂůĞĚ Ă ƌŽŽŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƐŚĞĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĐƚ ƚĂƉĞ͕ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ located and how to use it. between you and any contaminants that may be outside. However, no seal is perfect and some leakage is ůŝŬĞůLJ͘ zŽƵ ŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘ Give at least one member of your support network a key to gain entry into your residence during an emergency ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ Ă ƉŽƌƚĂďůĞ Ăŝƌ ƉƵƌŝĮĞƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă , W ĮůƚĞƌ͕ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ situaƟon. ĂƌĞ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĮůƚĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŵĂůů ƐŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ƟŶLJ ƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͘ KŶĐĞ ƚƌĂƉƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă , W ĮůƚĞƌ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĂŶĚ IMPORTANT FAMILY DOCUMENTS ŵĂŬĞ LJŽƵ ƐŝĐŬ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮůƚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ Ăƚ ĮůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĚĂŶĚĞƌ͕ ĚƵƐƚ͕ ŵŽůĚ͕ ƐŵŽŬĞ͕ ďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͕ Keep copies of important family records such as insurance and other contaminants, they will not stop chemical gases. policies, idenƟĮcaƟon, and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container. ^ŽŵĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ĂůůĞƌŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƚŚŵĂ͕ ƵƐĞ , W ĮůƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ŵĂƐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƌƚĂďůĞ Ăŝƌ ƉƵƌŝĮĞƌƐ ŝŶ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ Žƌ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ŵŽĚĞůƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJ ĮůƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͘
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