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Disaster Preparedness Handbook

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This page contains the Disaster Preparedness Handbook for the Emergency Management Department of Douglas County, Kansas.

Disaster Preparedness Handbook
File Name Format File Size
Section 1: Personal Preparedness PDF 243 KB
· Why is Preparedness Important? PDF 15 KB
· How to Use 9-1-1 PDF 56 KB
· Preparing Your Household for Emergencies PDF 25 KB
· Home Hazard Hunt PDF 18 KB
· Your Family Emergency Preparedness Plan PDF 39 KB
· Checklist of Emergency Supplies PDF 21 KB
· Visual Disabilities PDF 17 KB
· Hearing Disabilities PDF 17 KB
· Medical Needs PDF 17 KB
· Mobility Disabilities PDF 17 KB
· Helping Children After a Disaster PDF 23 KB
· Animals in Disaster PDF 21 KB
· Accidental Poinoning PDF 18 KB
Section 2: Prevention/Health PDF 236 KB
· Preventing the Spread of Germs PDF 68 KB
· Cover Your Cough PDF 118 KB
· Pandemic Flu PDF 33 KB
· Mental Health PDF 32 KB
Section 3: Terrorism PDF 113 KB
· About Terrorism PDF 18 KB
· Shelter-In-Place PDF 58 KB
· Bomb Threats and Bomb Threat Checklist PDF 19 KB
· Chemical Agents PDF 18 KB
· Radioactive Materials PDF 24 KB
Section 4: Biological Agents PDF 104 KB
· Anthrax PDF 104 KB
· Botulism PDF 24 KB
· Pneumonic Plague PDF 24 KB
· Smallpox PDF 23 KB
· Tularemia PDF 24 KB
Section 5: In the Community PDF 27 KB
Household Fires PDF 251 KB
· Power Outages PDF 118 KB
· Power Outages PDF 32 KB
· Purifying Household Water PDF 45 KB
· Securing Your Water Heater PDF 64 KB
· Turning Off Utilities PDF 48 KB
· Using a Generator During Power Outages PDF 33 KB
Section 7: Weather and Nature PDF 176 KB
· West Nile Virus PDF 26 KB
· Earthquakes PDF 23 KB
· Floods PDF 30 KB
· Hot Water Precautions PDF 29 KB
· Severe Storms PDF 31 KB
· Windstorms PDF 35 KB
· Winter Storms PDF 32 KB
Disaster Preparedness Handbook - Entire Document PDF 1131 KB
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