Pledge to be prepared

One of our displays this month is on the topic of emergency preparedness. We have a copy of an adult first aid/CPR booklet from the American Red Cross, which is available for free online. We have four checklists that you can take and use to put together your own emergency kit:

• Basic emergency kit
• Additional items for your emergency kit
• Basic first aid kit
• Emergency kit for your pet(s)

And we challenge you to make this the month that you put together your own emergency preparedness kit and plan! We’re adding a clipboard to the table, so you can write down the actions you’ve taken for your household in this area. For example, have you…

• Prepared an emergency plan with family, friends, or neighbors?
• Prepared an emergency kit for your home (and/or workplace or car)?
• Memorized important numbers, or programmed an ICE (In Case of Emergency) number into your phone?
• Put a sign in your window to tell rescue workers about the pets in your home?

As a community, let’s be prepared – for ourselves and each other.

Read the previous blog post about emergency preparedness.