Texans, Get Ready! Be Prepared to Survive and Recover from a Disaster
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Use this disaster preparedness guide to protect yourself and your household during and immediately after a catastrophe by making a disaster plan and a disaster kit. Plan to take care of yourself without outside help for at least 3 days.
Special considerations include keeping food safe to eat, sheltering-in-place, and discussing a disaster with children.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) is a collaborative educational network dedicated to educating citizens about disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Texas EDEN is a part of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and is affiliated with National Extension Disaster Education Network. This site is intended to accommodate Texas AgriLife Extension agents and all Texas citizens by sharing education resources to reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters for individuals, families and communities. The primary goals of Texas EDEN are to: 1. Provide credible and reliable information relating to disaster preparedness and recovery for individuals, families, and urban and/or rural communities. 2. Reduce the impact associated with disaster by disseminating educational materials related to disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery. For more information, please contact us.
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Texans, Get Ready! Be Prepared to Survive and Recover from a Disaster - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texans, Get Ready!
Be Prepared to Survive and Recover from a Disaster
By Josefa Peña, Extension Program Specialist–Health
Joyce Cavanagh, Extension Family Economics Specialist
The Texas A&M University System
Copyright 2012 Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Make a Disaster Plan
Create a Disaster Supplies Kit
Pet Care
Maintain Your Kit!
Food Safety
Deciding to Stay or Go
Sheltering-in-place