As
the New Year approaches, the Kings
County Public Health Department and the
Department of Homeland Security’s
Ready Campaign is once again reminding
people that Now’s
the Time. Resolve to be Ready in 2009.
While nearly 50 percent of Americans make
New Year's Eve resolutions, very few manage
to keep them. The Ready Campaign would
like to make an emergency preparedness
resolution easy to keep by providing the
tools and resources needed to take the
three important steps: get a kit, make
a plan and be informed. We hope you will
join the Ready Campaign this Holiday Season
in promoting Resolve to be Ready.Kings
County Public Health Department is
proud to be promoting emergency preparedness
for 2009.
Resolve to be Ready
is a nationwide effort designed to increase
awareness as well as encourage individuals,
families businesses and communities to take
action and prepare for emergencies in the
New Year.
Keeping
New Year’s resolutions is
challenging, but making resolutions
that are simple and realistic is the
key to
success. By following the Ready Campaign’s
three simple steps, being Ready for
emergencies can be an easy resolution
to keep:
- Get
an emergency supply kit;
- Make
a family
emergency plan; and
- Be
informed about the types of emergencies
that can happen
in your area and their appropriate
responses.
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Emergencies
can range from inconvenient to devastating,
but by making this resolution and following
these simple steps in advance, you will minimize
the impact on you, your family and your businesses
and give yourself greater peace of mind. For
more information, visit www.ready.gov The Web
site includes free information, checklists
and guidelines about the two other key components
of preparedness – developing a family
emergency plan and being informed.
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- Kings
County’s emergency
website is www.kingscountybt.com. It is our
desire that you take the opportunity to visit
one of
the websites listed above and brush up on
the skills you need to take care of yourself
and
your loved ones.
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Be
Responsible - Be Ready - Be Prepared!
Your Emergency Preparedness
Team
Kings County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management
280 Campus Drive Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-3211, Ext. 2634
www.kingscountyoem.com |
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