JHEMA - General Emergency Preparedness

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>JEFFERSON HILLS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT</I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=145 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="home_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Home Page"><U>HOME PAGE</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_jhema.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA About Us"><U>ABOUT JHEMA</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="emergency_mgmt__organization_chart.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA EMA ORG CHART"><U>EMERGENCY MGMT. 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Keep it by the phone and make copies for yourself and your family to keep in your wallets.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Write down phone numbers and contact information for your family.</B><B> </B>Keep one copy by the phone and provide others to family and friends.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Make a neighborhood directory and plan.</B><B> </B>Include emergency contact information and plans for children and seniors who may be home alone during emergency situations. Identify neighbors who need additional help, such as young children, seniors, and those with disabilities, and develop a plan to assist them in an emergency.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Make your house easy to find.</B><B> </B>Make sure your street address number is large and well lighted so that emergency personnel can find your home quickly.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organize an emergency preparedness kit.</B><B> </B>Check batteries, change the stored water, and rotate the food supplies every six months. Your kit should contain the following supplies:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A three-to-five-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Food that will not spoil and requires no cooking.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A first-aid kit and needed medicines (consult your physician or pharmacist about storing medications and keep copies of your prescriptions)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Emergency tools like a battery-powered radio, cell phones, flashlight, and extra batteries.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Personal items like toilet paper and plastic garbage bags.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A portable emergency generator if possible.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="in_your_home___neighborhood.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA In Your Home Neighborhood"><U><IMG SRC="026581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="evacuation_plans.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Evacuation Plans"><U><IMG SRC="022581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>