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Part 1
Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
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When Needs Exceed Resources
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Disaster Preparedness: The New CPR
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Parameters of Disaster
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Definition of Disaster
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Definition of Catastrophe
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Great Disasters in Recent History
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The Southern California Wildfires
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The Hundred-Year Flood
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The Six-Minute Earthquake
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Fourteen Months of Hurricane Horror
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Disaster Vulnerability
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The "Footprint" of Disaster
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Risk and Outrage
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Calculating Your Risks
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All Disasters Are Local
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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Hand, Heart, and Cross
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I'm from the Government
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One Size Fits All Disasters
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Keeping It Simple
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Preserving the Processes of Life
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Disaster-Specific Plans
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Needs-Based Planning
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Goals of Needs-Based Plans
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Protect
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Provide
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Unite
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Inform
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Act
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Twenty-First-Century Disaster Preparedness
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Special Preparedness Technology
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Wireless and Internet Resources
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Social Networking and Mass Communications
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Packing a Personal Go-Pak
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What Is a Go-Pak?
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Safety Supplies
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Personal Clothing
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Miscellaneous Items
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Sustenance Supplies
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Personal Gear
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Medications
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Miscellaneous Items
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Communication Supplies
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Information and Important Papers
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Other Financial Concerns
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Additional Considerations for Children
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Special Needs
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Getting Information
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News
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Public Warning Systems
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Kids Can Be Fragile
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Watch for Behaviors
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Help Them Process What's Happening
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Seniors Can Be Fragile, Too
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Planning's Even More Important!
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Packing Two Weeks of Meds
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Caretaking Requirements
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Service Animals and Pets
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Food
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Shelter
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Toys and Supplies
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Disabilities Can Aftect Your Planning
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Caretakers
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Wheelchairs and Other Adaptive Equipment
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Transportation Needs
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Planning for Service Animals
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Dealing with the Homeless
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Safety Isn't Just Good Preparation
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Sheltering in Place
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What Shelter Is Right?
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Food, Water, and Air
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Building a Safe Room
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The Evacuation
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Gassed Up and Ready to Go
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Map Your Evacuation Routes
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Shut Down, Lock Up, Get Out
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Tell People Where You're Going
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Follow Directions: No Shortcuts!
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Know Where You're Going
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Life in the Shelter
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What to Bring
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What Not to Bring
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Getting Along with People
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Dealing with Boredom
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Safety in the Shelter
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Time to Go Home
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Returning Home
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Unlock, Unseal, Turn On, Unpack
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Clean Up and Repair
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Return to Normal Life
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Preparing Your Business
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Business Continuity and Beyond
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Getting Ready for Disaster
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Creating an All-Hazards Business-Continuity Plan
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IT Considerations
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Plan for the Employees, Too
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Insurance, Assurance, Peace of Mind
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Part 2
Detailing the Disasters
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Floods
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What's a Flood?
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Groundwater
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Surface Water
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Surges and Waves
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When and Where the Waters Rise
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Flood Seasons
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Flood Reasons
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Flood Places and Paces
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Pre-Season Preparations in Detail
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Build Up and Build High
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Levees and Dikes
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Sandbags
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Waterproofing
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First Warning and Tracking the Flood
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Final Warning and Evacuation Issues
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Get Out of the Way
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Grab and Go
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When the Flood Hits
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Related Hazards
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Swift Waters
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Floating Hazards
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Shocking Stuff
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Bad Waters
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Post Flood Issues
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Drying Out
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Cleaning Up
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Clearing Out
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Hurricanes
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What Are Hurricanes?
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Before the Storm
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Boarding Up
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Making Your Roof Safe
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Securing Loose Items
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Tidying Up Before the Storm
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Watches and Warnings
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Listen to News Bulletins
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Prep Your Pool
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Prep Your Boat
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The Final 24 Hours
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Evacuation Issues
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Shelter in Place
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During the Storm
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Related Hazards
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Flooding and Storm Surges
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Tornadoes
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Lightning
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Not So Calm After the Storm
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Storm Damage to Roofs and Houses
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Drinking Water Safety
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Tornadoes
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What Is a Tornado?
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Touring Tornado Alley
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Storm Shelters and Safe Rooms
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Warnings
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Sirens
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Seconds to Shelter
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No Time to Evacuate
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Related Hazards
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Flying Debris
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Falling Flotsam
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Lightning
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Following the Funnel
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Wildfires
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What's a Wildfire?
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Brush Fires
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Forest Fires
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Dry in the High Chaparral
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Before the Blaze
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Cutting Back Brush
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Preventive Landscaping
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What's Wet Doesn't Burn
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Fireproof Materials on New Construction
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Smoke Signals
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Feeling the Heat
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Stay, Spray, and Pray
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One Last Pass for Prevention
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Too Close for Comfort
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Grab-and-Go Evacuation
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When Leaving It All Behind
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Related Hazards
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
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A Life in Ashes
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A Phoenix Rising
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Earthquakes
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What's an Earthquake?
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Bump and Grind
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Mountains from Molehills
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Liquid Assets
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Measuring Quakes
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We're Gonna Rock This Town
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Batten Down the Hatches
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Bolts, Straps, and Retrofits
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Quakeproofing Your Utilities
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Little or No Warning
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Seismic Activity or Lack Thereof
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High-Tech Home Tech
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Evacuation Issues
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Finding a Safe Haven
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The Security of the Street
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Related Hazards
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Getting Trapped and Getting Free
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After the Shock
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Aftershocks
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Building Safety
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Restoring Utilities
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Drinking Water Safety
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Blizzards
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What's a Blizzard?
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Snow
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Ice
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Wrapping Up in Cold Weather
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Insulation
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Windows
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Fuel
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Clothing
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Weatherize the Car
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Snow Removal Equipment
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Winter Weather Warnings
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Evacuation Issues
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Sharing Houses
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Shelters
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Waiting Too Long
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Related Hazards
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Frozen Pipes
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Frostbite and Cold Injuries
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Post-Blizzard Issues
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Digging Out
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Flooding When It Thaws
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Ice Damage
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Pandemics
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What's a Pandemic?
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The Day the Earth Coughed
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Not If, but When
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Not Who, But How Bad
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Only One Risk Factor: Living on Planet Earth
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Hygiene and Sanitation Are Key
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The Danger Is in the Dose
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An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Tamiflu
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Flu Shots
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Hygiene Habits
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The Real Deal on Drug Therapy
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Warnings
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News Reports
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Public Health Announcements
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Related Hazards
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Loss of Public Services
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Medical Care Shortages
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Mortuary Care Shortages
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Social Breakdown
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Post-Pandemic Issues
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Reconstitution of the Family
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Reconstitution of the Community
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Toxic Spills
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What Is a Toxic Spill?
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Spills on Water
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Spills on Land
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Spills Underground
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Everytown, USA
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What's in Your Community?
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What's Passing Through Your Community?
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Information is the Only Preparation
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Warnings
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Radio and TV
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It Is Never Soon Enough
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Know Where to Go
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Listen to the Pros
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Related Hazards
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Vapors, Clouds, Fogs, and Flows
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Toxidromes: Signs of Trouble
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Home Decontamination
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Scrap and Bury-Reclaiming the Land
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Lingering Medical Effects
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Part 3
Poster Disaster
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Getting Back to Work
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Business During a Disaster
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Safeguarding and Sustaining
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Ensuring Emotional and Spiritual Comfort
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Maintaining Interpersonal Connections
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Building for Tactical and Intellectual Success
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Restoring the Community
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Volunteering vs. Business
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Ethical Business Practices
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Going from "Free" to "Fee"
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Claiming Your Due-Doing Your Best
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Information Without Overload
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FEMA, Forms, and Funds
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Local Assistance
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State Assistance
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Federal Assistance
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The Disaster Relief Process
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The Disaster Recovery Center
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You Paid for It, Now They Should Pay You
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Documenting for Insurance Claims
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Mitigating Losses to Maximize Payouts
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When Friendly Insurance Isn't So Friendly
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If You Failed to Plan
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Business That Fail to Plan
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Don't Panic
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Strategic Thinking
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Gather Information
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Use Common Sense
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Pattern Recognition
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Heuristic Deduction
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Don't Wander
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Short-Term vs. Long-Term
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Bull's-Eyes, Budgets, and Boundaries
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Seek Help
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Mitigate Outrage
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Putting It All Together
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Practice the Way You Will Play
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Play the Way You Will Play
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Appendixes
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A
Additional Resources
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B
Go-Pak Checklists
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C
Writing Your Family Disaster Plan
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D
Evacuation/Sheltering in Place Checklists
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Index
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