Date: Monday, June 11th, 2012
Source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Prepare now by downloading disaster-related publications to mobile devices
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Article: AgriLife Extension offers hurricane preparedness materials in new e-book format
Date: Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Source: TexasPrepares.org, Texas Department of State Health Services
Watch a new series of videos called “Surviving Disasters: How Texans Prepare.”
Find more information about plans, checklists, evacuation routes and emergency grab-and-go bags.
Date: Friday, June 26th, 2009
Source: FEMA
Every year, hundreds of thousands of residents throughout the state gamble that they won’t need to purchase flood insurance. Many of them are going to lose the bet, according to state and federal recovery officials overseeing recovery operations that follow federally declared disasters.
Date: Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Source: Kansas State University Research and Extension News Media Services
VIDEO: Veterinarian offers tips on evacuating with your pet in a disaster. In this short video (4:07), K-State veterinarian and professor Dr. Susan Nelson offers advice on evacuating with a pet. Whether the emergency is weather-related, a house fire or other disaster, Nelson tells pet owners the main things they’ll need to get their dog, cat or other pet to safety.
Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Source: American Red Cross
Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. Conditions that cause floods include heavy or steady rain for several hours or days that saturate the ground. Flash floods occur suddenly due to rapidly rising water along a stream or low-lying area.
Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Source: National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA
Hurricane season begins June 1, bringing heavy rains and damaging storm surges to coastal communities. Rain from tropical storms can cause serious flooding up to hundreds of miles inland. Time to get ready for the flood risks that come with hurricanes and tropical storms.
Date: Monday, April 20th, 2009
Source: FEMA
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Ad Council have joined with Discovery Education to announce Ready Classroom, an online educational program.
Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Source: American Red Cross
The purpose of the Talking About Disaster Guide for Standard Messages is to assist those who provide disaster safety information to the general public.
Intended Use: The messages and the technical information that supports the messages are intended to be used in educational presentations, displays and bulletin boards, print and electronic media, radio and television, and any other medium in which disaster safety is communicated to the public.
This guide contains awareness and action messages intended to help people reduce their risk of injury or loss in the event of natural and human-caused disasters.
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
