EMERGENCY

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BASIC
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
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are you prepared?
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FIRE SAFETY
Smoke alarms - In and outside every room -
On every floor PASS method - (pull aim
squeeze sweep)
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FIRE SAFETY
Smoke alarms - In and outside every room -
On every floor PASS method - (pull aim
squeeze sweep) Use office trash can as
reference
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HAVE A PLAN
Pick a meeting place Who are you
emergency contacts? Have two escape routes
from house Get involved with your
neighborhood
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HAVE A KIT
Spare change of clothing Copies of
important documents in water-tight bag
Electronics/essentials Stash of cash
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HAVE A KIT
7-day supply of medications Water/food
(pets) - 1 gallon per person per
day
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Top Disaster Threats
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Flooding
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Wildfire
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Severe Weather
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Pandemic
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Hazardous Materials
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Severe Weather Watches and Warnings
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Do you know the difference?
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Watch
Warning
VS.
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Watch
Risk of hazardous weather Have a plan
Be weather aware
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Warning
Event is imminent Threat to
life/property Take action
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EMERGENCY INFO

• Info on Twitter
• - _at_austintexasgov
• - _at_austinHSEM
• HSEM website
• - austintexas.gov/hsem
• New smartphones equipped with federal weather
  warning Amber Alert system

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EMERGENCY INFO
Hand-crank radio - NOAA Weather radio,
590 KLBJ AM Regional Notification System
(RNS) - wireless.capcog.org Charge
hand-held devices when severe weather is
forecast
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How does the City help?
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Austin/Travis County Emergency Operations Center
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Federal Govt
State Govt
Austin/Travis County Emergency Operations Center
Shelters
Assistance Centers
Information
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How can you help?

• CERT
• austintexas.gov/CERT
• Basic first aid and CPR
• austintexas.gov/ems
• Certified in first aid and CPR
• redcross.org/take-a-class

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How can I help?

• Post-Disaster Donations and Volunteering
• Salvation Army
• - salvationarmytexas.org/austin
• Red Cross
• - redcross.org/austin

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How can I help?

• Post-Disaster Donations and Volunteering
• Salvation Army
• - salvationarmytexas.org/austin
• Red Cross
• - redcross.org/austin

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Disaster Ready Austin is a collaborative
initiative to educate and empower residents to be
prepared for emergencies and disasters. The
Disaster Ready Austin vision is a unified and
consistent whole community approach to disaster
preparedness education in the City of
Austin. Visit AustinTexas.gov/DisasterReadyAustin
for more.
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