Are You Ready?: An In-Depth Guide to Disaster Preparedness

Description

Everything You Need to Know to Prepare for and Recover from Dozens of Natural and Man-Made Disasters and Threats! Are You Ready? is an all-encompassing practical guide for individuals and their families to preparing for all types of hazards and emergencies. It can be used as a reference or a step-by-step guide to developing, practicing, and maintaining emergency plans. It provides information, checklists, educational materials, and graphics to help you effectively plan for before, during, and after any kind of disaster. Topics covered include: * Creating a disaster supplies kit * Dealing with natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, and tornadoes * Responding to technological hazards such as hazardous materials incidents and nuclear or chemical emergencies * General information about terrorism

The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.