Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide To Citizen Preparedness

At a glance..

This guide shows the importance of citizen preparedness. It is considered as one of the authorities when it comes to providing information and tips on hazard awareness and emergency education information.

The details..

"Are You Ready?" is an in-depth guide that provides the most reliable hazard awareness and emergency education information available. It covers a range of topics related to citizen preparedness, from developing emergency plans before disaster strikes to assembling a disaster supplies kit for survival. The focus is on protecting people and property during all stages of a crisis.

The book also includes information about Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), which support local response capability by training volunteers who can provide immediate assistance at the disaster site until professional responders arrive. CERT members are taught basic organizational skills as well as fire safety, light search and rescue techniques, medical operations, team organization, and disaster psychology.

Citizen Corps Councils bring together leaders from law enforcement agencies, fire departments, volunteer organizations, elected officials at the local level along with other community stakeholders such as private sector companies etc., These councils organize public education on disaster mitigation & preparedness programs like Neighborhood Watch or Volunteers in Police Service administered by Department of Justice, Medical Reserve Corps run by Department of Health & Human Services among others . Citizen Corps affiliate programs share common goal towards family safety through community involvement via various activities like volunteering etc..

As an option credit can be provided upon successful completion with minimum score requirement in final examination within two weeks after submission for those who pass it successfully.