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OCTOBER 2020 Newsletter – Emergency Preparedness Back to School Preparedness As the school year resumes, even though we are in a pandemic, we still need to prepare kids to return to school. FEMA provides resources for families to develop emergency plans. Go to Ready. gov to access templates and educational materials to open communication with your family to have preparedness plans for any type of emergency.
FEMA provides up to date information on preparedness. The article below can be found on: https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes or How to Prepare for a Tornado to plan and take action to keep you safe. Tornado Preparedness
Some simple steps to get you started on a Family Communication Plan: 1. Sign up for Alerts and Warnings 2. Make a Plan 3. Practice Emergency Drills 4. Know Evacuation Routes 5. Secure important documents, etc. Please visit www.Ready.gov to access all these resources on emergency preparedness and know school emergency plans, childcare facilities, after-school programs, evacuation routes, social media and contact information, etc. Watch a 4-minute video “It Started Like Any Other Day, about families who experienced disaster and learn what to do to help you prepare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_omgt3MEBs . Click the lower right to turn on the video. Create #BacktoSchool Family Emergency Communication Plan
Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands of households across the Midwest remained without electricity, days after a serious windstorm that hit the Midwest and devastated parts of the power grid. According to the National Weather Service, the derecho produced seven tornadoes in the Chicago metropolitan area, including an EF-1 tornado with 110 mph winds. The weather service also confirmed two tornadoes in southern Wisconsin and two in northern Indiana, including an EF-1. About 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States every year and everyone in the Midwest is at risk of experiencing a tornado warning. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground. They can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. Tornadoes can: • Happen anytime and anywhere; • Bring intense winds, over 200 MPH; and • Look like funnels
Here are some helpful tips: • When the kids go #BacktoSchool update your family communication plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-aplan • Make sure you can get updates from your kids’ school in an emergency. Add school social media and contact info to your family communication plan. • Update school records and discuss emergency contact numbers with kids before they go: https://www.fema.gov/ media-library/assets/documents/34330 • Get the kids involved in building their own emergency kit: ready.gov/kids/build-a-kit Center for Disease Control has resources for keeping kids safe when they go #BackToSchool. Stay safe and learn more - cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/schools.html Tornado Awareness Tornadoes can strike at any time and northern lower Michigan tornadoes have happened. Be aware of the signs of a Tornado and be ready to take shelter to keep you and your family safe. The Grand Traverse Band Tornado shelters will be closing October 1, 2020 for the season so have plans to seek shelter if storms occur at any moment.
Article from FEMA Region V.
