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Your child may be away from you when disaster
strikes, so it’s important teach to him or her how to stay safe during
emergencies. To make disaster preparedness fun for youth, Save the Children and
Scholastic created the following resources for parents and teachers to share
with kids.
Keep the Herd Safe is a fun-filled activities page for children in
grades 1-3 to encourage disaster planning and to teach them how to stay
connected in the event of an emergency! Parents and teachers can also help
children complete In Case of Emergency (ICE) Cards featuring characters from the new animated film “Ice Age: Collision
Course.”
Get Ready, Get Safe! Do your children know how
to do the Prep Step? Save the Children’s Prep Step video
combines valuable safety tips with fun dance moves to get kids excited about
preparedness. You can also download the Prep Step song for children to listen to while on the go. Download today and get
moving!
Making preparedness fun and easy for kids is
one of the best ways to get them involved in their own safety.
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The
National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise Communities
program is hosting a wildfire workshop series to connect wildfire stakeholders
with subject matter experts. The series provides free learning opportunities
for wildfire stakeholders by connecting them with leading researchers and
practitioners in a live, interactive format. Visit the Firewise Communities
website to learn more about the series and to register for the
following workshops:
- Tuesday, August 16: Get to Know the Home Ignition Zone, 3
pm EDT
- Thursday, September 15: Understanding Insurance in the
Wildland Urban Interface, 2 pm EDT
- Tuesday, October 11: Community Risk Reduction Success
Stories, 1 pm EDT
- Wednesday, November 9: Wildland Urban Legends, 3 pm EDT
After a disaster, community-based
organizations and agencies often band together to try to meet the needs of
affected individuals and communities. Unfortunately, this often brings
criminals who prey on the needs of disaster survivors by offering fraudulent
services.
Learn how to protect yourself and your
finances from additional loss. FEMA offers reminders to help you avoid disaster fraud, including:
- There
is never a fee to apply for FEMA disaster assistance or to receive it;
- Get
three written estimates for repair work. Then check credentials and contact
your local Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce to learn about any
complaints against the contractor or business;
- Before
work begins, make sure you get a written contract detailing all the work to be
performed, the costs, a projected completion date, and how to negotiate changes
and settle disputes; and
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Pay
only by check or a credit card. A reasonable down payment may be required to
buy materials for some projects, but don't pay anything without a signed
contract.
Be sure to check out the full list of disaster fraud tips and stay
vigilant when disaster strikes! To register for FEMA disaster assistance, call
800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585) or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
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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