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Be Red Cross Ready
3 Actions you should take to be prepared in emergencies
Have at least three days of supplies in an easy–to–carry evacuation kit, with additional supplies on hand.
Your kit should include:
Water
Food
Bedding
Flashlight
First Aid Kit
Medication
Radio
Tools
Clothing
Personal & Sanitary Items
Money
Contact information
Pet supplies
Map
Planning ahead will help you have the best possible response to disaster.
Talk. Discuss with your family the disasters that can happen where you live.
Plan. Choose two palces to meet after a disaster (right outside your home and outside your neighborhood).
Learn how and when to turn off the utilities.
Tell everyone in the household where emergency information and supplies are kept.
Practice evacuating your home twice a year.
Include your pets. Take your animals with you.
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Give blood. Blood is needed in times of emergency.
Know what may happen and how you can help.
Learn what disasters or emergencies may occur where you live, work and play.
Identify how local authorities will notify you during a disaster and how you will get important information.
Learn what you can do to to prepare by taking classess such as CPR and First Aid.
Share by passing along the information that you have learned.
Additional information can be obtained at www.redcross.org
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