JHEMA - In Your Community

<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. ORGANIZATION CHART</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="homeland_security_advisory_system.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Homeland Security Advisory System"><U>HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="cert_program.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA CERT Program"><U>CERT PROGRAM</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="risk_watch.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Risk Watch"><U>RISK WATCH</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="fire___safety_info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Fire Safety Info"><U>FIRE & SAFETY INFO</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="useful_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Useful Links"><U>USEFUL LINKS</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="fire_rescue_organization_chart.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHFR Organization Chart"><U>FIRE-RESCUE ORGANIZATION CHART</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="fire_rescue_shiftcrew_schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHFR Shift Crew Schedule"><U>FIRE-RESCUE SHIFTCREW SCHEDULE</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="fire_rescue_training_schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHFR Training Schedule"><U>FIRE-RESCUE TRAINING SCHEDULE</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>IN THIS SECTION:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="in_your_home___neighborhood.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA In Your Home Neighborhood"><U>IN YOUR HOME & NEIGHBORHOOD</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="general_emergency_preparedness.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA General Emergency Preparedness"><U>GENERAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="evacuation_plans.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Evacuation Plans"><U>EVACUATION PLANS</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="opening_mail.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Opening Mail"><U>OPENING MAIL</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="on_your_computer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA On Your Computer"><U>ON YOUR COMPUTER</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="for_your_children.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA For Your Children"><U>FOR YOUR CHILDREN</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="at_work.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA At Work"><U>AT WORK</U></A></div> <div> <B>IN YOUR COMMUNITY</B></div> <div> <A HREF="at_places_of_worship.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA At Places of Worship"><U>AT PLACES OF WORSHIP</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="at_the_airport.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA At The Airport"><U>AT THE AIRPORT</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="while_traveling_internationally.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA While Traveling Internationally"><U>WHILE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="how_to_respond.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA How To Respond"><U>HOW TO RESPOND</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="reporting_emergencies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Reporting Emergencies"><U>REPORTING EMERGENCIES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="reporting_non_emergencies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Reporting NonEmergencies"><U>REPORTING NON-EMERGENCIES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="conclusion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Conclusion"><U>CONCLUSION</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="additional_resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Additional Resources"><U>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>IN YOUR COMMUNITY</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Be alert.</B><B> </B>Get to know your neighbors. Be aware of unusual or abandoned packages or vehicles and of suspicious activities that should be reported to authorities.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Develop a list of emergency services and their phone numbers and addresses.</B><B> </B>Include shelters, food banks, and police and fire departments and distribute the list to neighbors.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Find out about community emergency plans.</B><B> </B>What plans do your children's schools have in place? What plans are in place where you work? Ask local officials to implement an emergency plan if one is not yet in place.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Make sure schools and workplaces have updated contact information for your family</B><B>,</B> including a cell phone number if you have one.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Do your part.</B><B> </B>Research organizations in your community, such as places of worship, schools, fire departments, police departments, and the Red Cross, that work on preparedness efforts. Find out what you can do and volunteer to do it.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Make a plan to meet up with family members if an emergency happens while your family is separated.</B><B> </B>Establish an out-of-town contact, such as a friend or a relative, to whom everyone can call and report. Make sure the contact agrees and that everyone has the number and knows how to dial it. Consider prepaid calling cards and emergency family contact lists for your children. Identify places to meet both close to home and some distance away. Being prepared means knowing what to do if an emergency occurs in your community when you are away from home.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Plan for what you may need if you are away from home during an emergency.</B><B> </B>Keep water, a blanket, and nonperishable food in your car. Always keep your car fuel tank at least half full. Remember that if electricity is interrupted, gas pumps won't work.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Be prepared to help others.</B><B> </B>Take a CPR and first-aid training course or get your neighborhood group to take it together.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Join or start a neighborhood group. </B>Find out if your area has a Neighborhood Watch group or community association. If not, work with neighbors to start one. This is a great way to share the preparedness information you learn and to develop neighborhood plans. A new national effort to expand and improve Neighborhood Watch programs will be an important part of the Citizen Corps.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you participate in Neighborhood Watch, you may qualify to be a member of the Citizen Corps. Ask your local Neighborhood Watch representative for more details.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="at_work.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA At Work"><U><IMG SRC="026581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="at_places_of_worship.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA At Places of Worship"><U><IMG SRC="022581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>