For more information about Sept. National Preparedness Month activities nationwide, you can visit FEMA’s National Preparedness Coalition.
FEMA is the ultimate resource when it comes to preparing for a natural or man-made disaster. We are into October now, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait until next September to start preparing. You can get a Kit put together right now, or at least you can start one-and what better addition to “Your Kit” than “Our Kit,” the GO|STAY|KIT™ formerly known as the Ready Book.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
-Benjamin Franklin
You can also substitute the word preparedness into his sentence instead of prevention, because after all…isn’t that what prevention is all about? Making sure you are prepared for something, making sure you have all your bases covered, or at least those that you can think of.
With a little help from FEMA and other emergency preparedness agencies, you can get all the info you need. Nobody can think of every eventuality, but because of FEMA’s vast experience and knowledge gained over the course of countless emergencies and natural disasters, they (and other emergency preparedness agencies) can come up with a lot of great answers and insightful tips-on how you might better manage a disaster or medical emergency situation. No matter what you are faced with.
