Preparing for Emergencies

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• Your Family Disaster Supply Kit - How can you prepare your family for a disaster? 
• Are You Ready? - Guide focuses on how to prepare for emergencies and then how to deal with them.
• Assembling an Emergency Kit
• Emergency Response Fact Sheets
• Ice Damage and Trees
• Storm Recovery Guide (32 pages)
• Stress and Decision Making

Food Safety

• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency - Outlines the ABCD’s of food safety, common questions about handling food after an emergency & charts for deciding what food to keep or throw out after the power goes out.
• Food and Water in an Emergency - This outstanding pamphlet from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross outlines how to prepare for and deal with food and water during an emergency.
• A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes - Valuable steps to follow before, during, and after severe storms.

Emergency Plans for Pet Owners

• Disaster Planning for Livestock
• Information for Pet Owners

Generator Information

• Size and Safety Considerations When Selecting a Generator
• Using Generators for Emergency Power

In and Around the Home

• Cleaning Flood-Damaged Homes 
• Cleaning Upholstered Furniture, Curtains, Bedding, and Other Household Textiles      
• Electrical Safety During an Ice Storm
• Home Repairs
• Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes
• Removing Odors from Refrigerators and Freezers
• Washing and Sanitizing Kitchen Items