PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES
What can you do to protect yourself and your family? There are several things you can do now to be prepared in the event of an emergency.
- Sit down with your family and create a general family emergency plan as described in:
- Are You Ready? in English or Spanish
- Preparing Makes Sense in English or Spanish
- Preparing for Emergencies
- Your Family Disaster Plan*
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist*
- Put together an emergency supply kit as described in
- Learn more about Sheltering in Place
- Brush-up on these food and water safety tips as described in:
- Read our brochure "Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Non-Typical Functional Needs" [ PDF ] [Text ]
- Read our brochure "Join the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps" [ PDF ] [ Text ]
- Find out more about Seasonal, Avian and Pandemic Flu
- More specific information about Flood Cleanup and Recovery
* indicates an American Red Cross/Federal Emergency Management Agency PDF document
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