• Post emergency telephone numbers by phones (fire, police, ambulance, etc.).
   

• Teach your children how and when to call 911 or your local Emergency Medical Services number for emergency help.
   

• Show each family member how and when to turn off the water, gas and electricity at the main switches.
   

• Check to see if you have adequate insurance coverage.
   

• Teach each family member how to use the Fire Extinguisher (ABC type), and show them where it's kept.
   

• Install smoke detectors on each level of your home, especially near bedrooms.
   

• Conduct a home hazard hunt.
   

• Stock emergency supplies and assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit.
   

• Take a Red Cross First Aid and CPR class.
   

• Determine the best escape routes from your home. Find two ways out of each room.
   

• Find the safe spots in your home for each type of disaster.

Follow the link headline below to get the recent information on the NFPA Safety for Children.

Emergency Preparedness for Kidsake

For more information, go to www.fema.gov and click on the Preparedness link.

"What to do incase of a flood"

Please follow the links under the appropriate headlines.

~FIRST STEPS TO FLOOD RECOVERY ~

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/floodpub/

~SEPTIC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN FLOODED & SOGGY SOIL CONDITIONS~

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/disastertopics/floodstorms/files/septicsystems.pdf

~WHAT TO DO IF YOUR WATER WELL HAS BEEN FLOODED~

 http://www.ces.purdue.edu/floodpub/

~MOLD IN THE HOME~

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/mold_resources/index.htm

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