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There
are many easy and affordable ways for individuals, families, and communities to
take action to be prepared for a flood emergency.
America’s
PrepareAthon! How to Prepare for a Flood offers recommendations
to help you protect your loved ones and valuables:
When people prepare and practice for an emergency
event such as a flood, it can make a real difference in their ability to take
an immediate and well-informed action. Get started by accessing flood resources
on America’s PrepareAthon! website.
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Have you ever heard a preparedness myth like, “In an emergency, only first responders need to know what to do” or during an earthquake, “Stand in the
doorway to protect yourself”?
America’s PrepareAthon! will host a Twitter chat,
using its Twitter handle – @PrepareAthon,
on Wednesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Emergency professionals across the country will discuss common preparedness
myths, provide facts on preparing for and staying safe during emergencies.
To follow the Twitter chat use #SafetyFacts.
Daylight saving time begins on Sunday,
March 13. It’s time to turn your clocks forward. It’s also a great opportunity
to test your smoke alarms.
The United States Fire Administration (USFA)
encourages you to check your smoke alarms at least once a month, by pushing
the test button on the alarm. USFA
estimates that more than 2,500 people die in home fires each year in the
United States largely due to non-functioning smoke alarms. A functioning smoke alarm can be the
difference between life and death.
USFA offers
these life-saving tips to protect your family from a home fire:
- Install smoke alarms in every bedroom;
- Install interconnected smoke alarms in
your home, so when one alarms sounds they all sound; and
- Replace all smoke alarms when they are
10 years old or older.
You can find more information to
protect your household against a fire on the USFA website.
Are
you submitting an application for the 2016
FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards? If so, we want to
highlight a few reminders as you prepare your application, which can now be completed
online:
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Read the Awards
Application Guidance prior to starting your application; it provides
the application instructions.
- You’re ineligible for an award if you
won a 2015 Individual and Community Preparedness Award. However, 2015 honorable
mention winners are welcome to apply.
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Apply for up to two award categories,
but only submit one application package (including one
description of achievement).
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Complete the Awards
Application Form and Checklist.
The Application Form also includes a “Description of Achievement,” which should
be 2-5 pages in length, using size 12 Arial font.
- Write the name of the individual or
organization name in the “Nominee Name” field of the application, exactly as
you want it to appear on the awards certificate.
- Save your Application Form using the
required file name format, Nominee Name –Category Code (1)–Category Code (2).
- Submit an application for achievements
occurring between January 1, 2015 and March 28, 2016.
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Email your Application Form and
supporting materials to citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov
with the subject line: 2016 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Award
Application, by Monday, March 28 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Apply today! The awards are a great way to highlight
all of the work you did to make your community safer, better prepared, and more
resilient.
If you have questions about the awards, take a look
at the list
of FAQs for more information.
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Join the U.S.
Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery on Tuesday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for
a free webinar on best
practices to prepare for spring weather threats. There are many inexpensive,
efficient steps you can take now to make sure your company, clients and
employees are safe in the months to come.
Title:
Small Business: Preparing for Severe
Spring Weather
Date: Tuesday, March 15
Time: 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT
These preparedness tips are based
on real-life recovery experiences from business owners. A question and answer
session will follow the presentation.
The SBA partners with Agility to
offer business continuity strategies through its “Prepare My Business” website.
Visit http://www.preparemybusiness.org/
to access previous webinars and for additional preparedness tips.
The SBA provides disaster
recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, nonprofits,
and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov/disaster.
Disclaimer: The reader recognizes that the
federal government provides links and informational data on various disaster
preparedness resources and events and does not endorse any non-federal events,
entities, organizations, services or products. Please let us know about other events
and services for individual and community preparedness that could be included
in future newsletters by contacting citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov.
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