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September is Emergency Preparedness Month for good reason.\u00a0 We have faced emergencies for many years and these seem to be more frequent and more intense. At the same time emergencies frighten and overwhelm us.\u00a0 Now’s the time for us to button up our resources and start small.\u00a0 Some of the simplest ways to prepare are the best and here are 5 small starts to begin.<\/p>\n

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Family contacts<\/h3>\n

Online connections are easy until the power or cell service goes out.\u00a0 Create a spreadsheet of family contacts and print it out. Include in your sheet cell and home phones, email addresses, physical addresses and other contact information.\u00a0 Keep this spreadsheet in a kitchen or office top drawer to access.<\/p>\n

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Create an Emergency Financial First Aid Kit\u00a0 (EFFAK)<\/h3>\n

Finances and access to funds seem easy, like simply heading to the ATM for funds. That is not always the case in an emergency.\u00a0 Begin preparing your Emergency Financial Fist Aid Kit with these instruction<\/a>s. Most importantly, keep $500 in cash, in dollar, five dollar, ten dollar and twenty dollar bills.\u00a0 Funds are hard to access if there is no power.<\/p>\n

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Prep your Emergency Supply Kits<\/h3>\n

Prepare kits for all the places you will be, whether at home, at work or in the car.\u00a0 Your kits should include supplies for a minimum of three days worth of food and water.\u00a0 Other essentials include battery radio, flashlight, batteries, first aid, medicines and toiletries. Refresh these kits annually.<\/p>\n

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Family plan<\/h3>\n

Family plans can be communicated during family meetings.\u00a0 Talking about the plan<\/a> makes it less scary and easy to accomplish. Your family plan should include where to meet if there is a fire in your home, where to meet if a disaster happens while your kids are at school and you are at work, and where to meet if you are separated.<\/p>\n

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Helpful apps<\/h3>\n

If you have cell access, there are 2 helpful apps to download.<\/p>\n

FEMA<\/a>: weather alerts, safety tips and shelter information<\/p>\n

American Red Cross<\/a>: a variety of apps including personal and pet first aid, blood, and hero care<\/p>\n

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You and your family will have peace of mind knowing you have started preparing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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