Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Month

Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Month

SEPTEMBER ISNATIONALPREPAREDNESSMONTH...ENCOURAGINGEVERYONE TO HAVE APLAN SHOULDDISASTER STRIKE.THE AMERICAN REDCROSS SAYS OLDERADULTS SHOULDTAKE MORE CARE IFPOSSIBLE.THEY OFTEN HAVEMORE CHRONICCONDITIONS ANDMEDICATIONCONCERNS.AND LIVING INSOCIALISOLATION--AS MANYHAVE BEEN BECAUSEOF COVID-19--CANALSO MAKE THEMMORE VULNERABLE."ACROSS THECOUNTRY ITSHURRICANE SEASON.WE HAVE WILDFIRESHERE ACROSS THEWEST.

HONESTLY ASWE GO INTO WINTERAND MORE PEOPLEARE TURNING ON THEFURNACE ANDHEATING THEIRHOMES ANDSTARTING FIRES,THEN YOU HAVE AHIGHER RISK OF FIREDANGER IN YOURHOMES.

SO,SEPTEMBER IS JUSTA REALLY GOODMONTH TO STARTTHINKING ABOUTWHAT YOU'RE GOINGTO DO IF THEWORST-CASESCENARIO SHOULDHAPPEN."TO BE PREPARED...JUST THINK ABOUTWHAT YOU WOULDDO DURING ADISASTER BEFORE ITOCCURS.HAVE EXTRA MEDSON HAND IN ANEMERGENCY KITWITH FOOD ANDEXTRA WATER.AND AS A RULE OFTHUMB... THINK WHATYOU MIGHT NEEDFOR TWO WEEKSAWAY FROM HOME.THE RED CLASS ISOFFERINGEMERGENCYPREPAREDNESSCLASSES..YOU CAN FIND A FULLLIST..

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