Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? IN 2012, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE NATIONAL SURVEY ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. USING INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THEY FOUND AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF AMERICANS WERE UNPREPARED FOR ALL TYPES OF DISASTERS. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? MANY U.S. RESIDENTS EXPECT SOME TYPE OF EMERGENCY = BELIEVE THEY WILL EXPERIENCE A DISASTER 46% IN COMING YEARS FEW, HOWEVER, ARE ACTIVELY PREPARING HAD CPR TRAINING 35% KNEW BASIC FIRST AID 29% ATTENDED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEETINGS 23% PARTICIPATED IN A PREPAREDNESS DRILL IN THE 1/3 PAST YEAR IN RESPONSE, FEMA ORGANIZED THE READY CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO: I BE INFORMED MAKE A PLAN I BUILD A KIT Are familiar with local hazards 46% 43% Have an emergency 52% Have disaster plan in place at home supplies ready Are aware of alert and warning systems Who had a plan, discussed it together Updated their 29%) supplies in the past 55% 89% year The most prepared cities: Miami & Tampa, FL The least prepared cities: Austin, TX & Chicago, IL EMERGENCY KITS EMERGENCY KITS ARE THE MOST ESSENTIAL $75-300 AVERAGE COST OF COMMERCIAL DISASTER KIT 2-3 THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE KIT SHOULD LAST KITS SHOULD CONTAIN WATER SUPPLY NONPERISHABLE 3 GALLONS PER PERSON 3 DAYS OF FOOD PER PERSON 54.3% PREPARED 99 82% WERE PREPARED MEETING LOCATION g EVACUATION FUNDS 50 MILES FROM HOME 9 $2,000 FOR EXPENSES MA 37.4% HAVEA PLAN 99 69.8% HAVE THE RESOURCES TOP MOTIVATIONS FOR GETTING PREPARED EXPERIENCED EXPECT A LOCAL A DISASTER – 21% EMERGENCY - 20% RESPONSIBLE FOR FOR FAMILY'S SELF-PROTECTION - 17% WELL-BEING – 19% SKYSAVER Taking Safety Higher SOURCES: http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/662ad7b4a323dcf07b829ce0c5b77ad9/2012+FEMA+National+Survey+Report.pdf https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2015/04/census-bureau-and-hud-report-over-half-us-homes-have-emergency-evacuation-kits http:.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-61.html tp://www.fema.gov/news-release/2012/04/16/disaster-preparedness-costs-little-saves-lot http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/emergency-preparedness-metro-areas-household-survey-data.html GENCY