Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Guide To Getting Ready Now

At a glance..

This is the Homeland Security emergency preparedness guide issued to help prepare its readers for terrorist attacks and other emergencies. This guide will show you how you can get ready now.

The details..

The likelihood of surviving an emergency depends on having a plan in place. This guide by the Department of Homeland Security provides tools and plans to make it through any unexpected event, whether it be a house fire or a terrorist attack. The book emphasizes that everyone should have an exit strategy and working smoke detectors at home.

Potential threats are real, including biological, chemical, nuclear and radiological weapons that terrorists may use against civilians. Americans must learn about these potential threats so they can react during an attack or natural disaster. Simple things like assembling supply kits and developing communication plans with loved ones can go far when preparing for emergencies.

Emergency supplies such as water containers (one gallon per person per day), non-perishable food items (including protein bars), clean air masks made out dense-weave cotton material or industrial face masks rated based on particle filtration size are essential components to include in your kit along with sanitation supplies such as moist towlettes, garbage bags etc

In addition to basic supplies listed above one also needs warm clothing if living in cold weather climate; sleeping bag/blanket for each person; special items like prescription medication/pet food/diapers/formula/bottles/books/games etc.; wrench/pliers/can opener/tape/shelter-in-place plastic sheeting & duct tape.