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Introduction, 11
1. Do One Thing Today-The Most Potent Advice, 13
Do Something Every Day to Reach Your Goal, 13
Scheduled Disasters, Convenient Emergencies and Other Myths, 15
2. The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do--Create a Family Emergency Plan, 18
Tips for a Workable Plan, 18
A Reunion Plan, 18
A Communication Plan, 19
A "Get Ready" Plan, 20
3. 72-Hour Kits--Guidelines for Preparing 72-Hour Kits, 22
Ten Key Principles, 22
What Should You Put In A 72-hour Kit?, 23
Overall 72-Hour Kit Tips, 24
Food and Water Tips, 24
Shelter and Bedding Tips, 24
Clothing Tips, 24
Light/Heat Tips, 25
First Aid Tips, 25
Sanitation Tips, 25
Communication Tips, 26
Personal/Valuables Tips, 26
Utensils/Tools Tips, 26
Morale Tips, 27
4. Evacuation Planning-Where Do You Go?, 29
Avoid Becoming an Additional Victim, 29
When To Evacuate, 29
Where To Go, 30
What To Take, 31
What To Expect, 32
Returning Home, 33
5. First Aid-Improve Your Effectiveness in a Medical Emergency, 34
Learn First Aid Skills and Make a Kit, 34
Learn First Aid, 34
Prepare a First Aid Kit, 34
Practice First Aid Principles in Emergencies, 36
Emotional First Aid, 38
Preparation Minimizes Emotional Trauma, 38
Some Ways to Involve Children, 38
Short-Term Emotional Response-Stay Calm and Listen, 39
Special Considerations For Children, 39
Long-Term Emotional Response-Be Patient and Listen, 39
Meeting Children's Special Problems, 40
6. Water Storage-Emergency Water Storage Answers, 41
Basic Questions and Answers, 41
Emergency Water Purification, 43
Water Sources, 43
Water Purification Chemicals and Techniques, 44
7. Long-Term Food Storage-Store What You Eat, Eat What You Store, 47
Key Principles, 47
1. Store What You Eat, 47
2. Use It or Lose It: Rotate, Rotate, Rotate, 48
3. Store It Cool, 49
4. Be Safe, 49
8. The Potential Emergencies Around Us- Know What You Are Preparing for, 51 Risk Assessment Charts, 51
9. House Fires-House fire: A Too-Common Emergency, 55
Prevention Is the Key, 55
Prepare to Prevent Fires, 55
Prepare to Minimize Damage and Injury, 57
Prepare to React Safely if a Fire Strikes, 57
10. Earthquakes-Find and Fix Home Hazards Before a Quake Shakes Up Your Life, 59
Techniques for Making Your Home More Secure, 59
Misconceptions About When the "Big One" Hits, 61
How to Secure Your Water Heater, 63
Immobilize the Water Heater, 63
Install Flexible Couplings, 65
What Do You Do After an Earthquake?, 65
11. Hazardous Materials- A Hazardous Materials Accident in Our Town?, 68
The Danger of a Chemical Spill, 68
Before a Hazmat Accident, 69
During a Hazmat Accident, 69
After Evacuation from a Hazmat Accident, 70
Hazardous Materials Case Study:
The Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, 70
Background, 71
The Tooele Facility and Process, 71
Emergency Plans, 72
Accusations and Challenges, 73
Conclusion, 74
12. Winter-A Little Winter Weather Can Save You Grief, 75
Prepare Your House, 75
Keep an Up-to-Date 72-hour Kit, 76
Watch the Weather, 76
Practice Good Fire Safety, 76
Dress for the Weather, 77
Don't Overdo It, 77
Tips For Winter Driving, 78
Prepare Your Car for Winter Travel, 78
Keep Up-to-Date Emergency Kits in the Car, 78
Plan Your Trip with the Weather in Mind, 79
Use Common Sense When Driving, 79
If You Get Stranded, 79
Be Prepared to Have More Winter Fun, 80
Prepare Yourself for Outdoor Activities, 80
If You Get Stranded, 81
Protect Your Body Heat, 81
13. Summer-Surviving Summer Heat, 84
Techniques for Keeping Your Cool, 84
Know (and Avoid) the Effects of Heat, 84
Protect Yourself When in the Sun, Even on Purpose, 84
Avoid Getting Stranded in Your Car, 85
Beat the Heat with Common Sense, 86
14 Power Outage-When the Lights Go Out, 87
Preparing for Power Failures, 87
An Extended Power Outage Can Test Your Preparedness, 89
In Winter, 90
In Summer, 91
In Any Outage, 91
15. High Winds, Tornadoes, Hurricanes-When The Wind Blows, 92
Anticipating the Effects of High Winds, 92
Tornadoes in the South and Midwest, 93
Hurricanes Along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, 94
Tornado Facts, 95
Tornado Classification Using the Fujita-Pearson Intensity Scale, 95
16. Floods-Anticipating the Devastation of Too Much Water, 96
El Niño or El Nonsense?, 96
Winter Storms, 97
Severe Storms Causing Utility Outages, 98
Spring Floods, 98
Springtime Doesn't Have to Be Flood Time, 99
Know the Risks, 99
Know Your Insurance Coverage, 99
During a Flood, 100
After a Flood, 101
17. Y2K and Technological Emergencies Preparing for Millennial Madness, 102 Should You Prepare For Y2K?, 102
Three Possible Y2K Problems, 102
What Will Likely Happen? How Can You Know?, 103
How Might Y2K Affect You?, 105
Businesses Have Special Needs, 108
The Biggest Risk-Overreaction and Panic, 108
How to Prepare, 109
Conclusion, 111
18. Social Unrest--When a Crowd Gets Out of Control, 112
Staying Out of a Riot, 112
What Is A Riot?, 113
Preparing to Survive a Riot, 113
What To Do if Caught in a Riot, 115
Other Crowd Scenes, 115
19. Financial Emergencies-Preparing for Financial Disasters, 117
Being Prepared for Severe Financial Problems, 117
The Danger of Personal Financial Disaster, 117
Financial Complications Following Other Emergencies, 119
Global Financial Turmoil, 120
Insurance: An Important Part of Financial Emergency Preparedness, 121
20. Sharing lnformation-Life Preparedness, 123
Prepare and Organize Your Records, 123
Gather Information into a Single Location, 123
Protect Important Papers, 124
Share Financial Information, 124
Make Sure You Are Protected, 124
Couples: Learn Each Other's Jobs, 125
Make Plans Now, 125
List the Experts in Your Lives, 126
Businesses Require Special Attention, 126
A World-Wide Web of Emergency Information, 126
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Home Page
Address: http://www.fema.gov/, 126
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Home Page Address:
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/, 127
The Emergency Preparedness Information Center Address:
http://TheEpicenter.com/, 128
Share Emergency Preparation Information in a Fair, 129
Pick a Date and a Location, 129
Divide and Conquer, 129
Use Available Resources, 130
Focus on Your Group's Own Special Needs, 131
Don't Forget Follow-up Activities, 131
Neighbors Help Each Other, 132
Creating a Cooperative Neighborhood, 132
What Organized Neighborhoods Can Do, 133
It Takes A Leader, 134
21. Miscellaneous--Bandannas and Preparedness Gifts, 135
103 Uses for a Bandanna, 135
Medical/First Aid, 135
Clothing, 136
Food Preparation and Clean-up, 137
Personal Hygiene, 138
Survival, 138
Miscellaneous, 139
Emergency-Preparedness Gift Ideas, 140
22. Emergency Preparedness as a Way of Life-For Principles of Planning for Progression, 143
Emergency Preparedness, 143
Additional Resources, 147
lndex, 151
About the Author, 153
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