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Sharing your #Family #Emergency #Communications #Plan with First Responders #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Happy National Preparedness month! The focus during this second week is on preparing friends and family for different emergencies.
Showcasing the skills of local first responders are incredibly important to adults AND kids. And sharing important information (like a Family Emergency Communications Plan) with first responders is critical.
National Preparedness Month that promotes creating family emergency communications plans.
Often times, we overlook explaining what actually happens during an emergency.
So take the time to explain to your kids that during an emergency, ALL first responders are there to help. And of course, don’t forget to teach your children to dial 9-1-1.
Reminder: When teaching children to call 9-1-1, do not verbally say “Nine-Eleven” as there is not an eleven button on the phone.
Do it today!
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
#Snax will help better prepare your friends and family #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Preparing for emergencies isn’t exactly a fun thing to do….but snacks will make it easier!!!
Include your family and friends in your preparedness plans help calm their fears.
Many people will not digest information correctly and/or not take things seriously.
But if you talk to them and help them assemble their preparedness kits WITH SNAX, you will have helped increase their readiness for any disaster/emergency.
That’s cool. So don’t wait…
Now is the right time to discuss what to do BEFORE an emergency occurs.
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
Memorize ALL your phone numbers? If not, here’s a free solution #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Seriously, do you memorize all your phone numbers? Chances are, you don’t.
So stop goofing around on this holiday and create your family emergency communications plan here.
For those who have heard me talk about my own plan, I use ubiquitous NIMS ICS-205 form. #NIMS #ICS #FTW
Who’s embracing ICS now?
But seriously, take a few moments to plan for the safety of your family with your Family Emergency Communications Plan.
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
An easy Family Emergency Communications plan here – for free #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Second week of the 2016 National Preparedness Month!
This week, we focus in on your family emergency communications plan.
For parents, click here.
For kids, click here.
For your wallet/purse, click here.
Want to include more information? Consider adding
- Twitter handle
- Instagram handle
- Work address
- Identifying a central meeting/rendezvous location
These are the kinds of details will help enhance your current plans.
Now you are probably wondering why I said to write them down (hard copy). If you lose power to your cell phone, or worse yet, you lose your cell phone during evacuation – you won’t have your programmed address book to reference with all the important contact information and cell phone numbers.
Create your family communications plan now.
More forms can be found on Ready.Gov.
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
Always learning from DHS/FEMA Leadership #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Another way to increase your preparedness level is to attend various classes with DHS/FEMA leadership.
DHS/FEMA ICPD Director Helen Lowman
Many of them are passionate about preparedness training and can provide some insight to strategic goals and national initiatives. From emergency preparedness kits to supporting the Weather Ready Nation, many have been outspoken champions in the realm of #NatlPrep #Response and #SMEM – whohoo!
Past FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino
Keep learning. Never stop. Sponge it all from Ready.gov
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
Sharing preparedness tips with PIOs across the country #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
I frequently present to Public Information Officers / Public Affairs Officers (PIOs & PAOs) across the country and talk extensively about preparedness.
For those that were wondering about the class attire, many of my classes get scheduled on a Friday aka #AlohaFriday
Proud to say that so many of them love the job and enjoy sharing ways to increase safety in all communities with FEMA’s Ready.Gov Program.
Your local Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management agencies are a great starting point for preparedness activities. Then all state safety agencies and Federal partners cooperate top down with many key organizations across the country.
That’s right. Local works with state works with regional works with national.
Happy #AlohaFriday peeps!
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
National Preparedness Month starts today! #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Welcome to National Preparedness Month – my favorite month!
I’m so excited #Obv
Lots of great things are happening across the country. So many public safety pros are contributing and supporting their communities this year.
Trust me, across this great country, I’ve presented a bunch, shared some engaging ideas, and made lots of phone calls.
Excited to see everyone’s A-game on Preparedness. For more ideas, check out www.ready.gov
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
Busy September 2016 = National Preparedness Month #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
August was solid, but September is going to be huge because it’s NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH!!!!!
First and second week, it’ll all be planning for a gigantic upcoming all-hazards PIO/PAO Conference.
Third week will be spent teaching ICS-300 for Ohio EMA to my friends in the SW part of Ohio. And then on Friday, attending the Ohio PIO Symposium.
Fourth week, I’ll be teaching at Washington DC’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management EOC. Upon return, then presenting at the Wayne County (Ohio) Fire Chief’s Conference on PIO/Social Media.
Fifth week, I’ll be presenting on PIO and cyber at the infrastructure at the statewide infrastructure protection conference in Region-7. Who knows, if I can do it, maybe some tactical training in Alliance too. #pewpew
And ALL month long, I’ll be participating in National Preparedness month activities that you can share with your constituents. If we can better prepare our peeps, we can increase our national level of community resilience.
Thanks to the www.ready.gov program, it is easier than ever to get involved and prepared.
Hope to see you engaging during this important month.
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
Tomorrow is the start of… #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Tomorrow is the start of the 2016 National Preparedness Month. MY FAVORITE MONTH!
For those in public safety, this is an incredibly important month where we highlight preparedness efforts for all of our personnel and general public.
If you’ve sat in any of my classes before, you know that I am passionate about sharing the message of preparedness.
Lots of big plans including a special trip to Washington DC. Details to follow.
What the what?
Hi Craig-You know I double-checked my emergency preparedness kit. #NatlPrep #PrepareAthon
Everyone is participating. Everyone.
So I hope you join all of us in this national effort and participate because your friends and family look to you for good preparedness information.
“Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”
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