The Alaska Center for Resource Families Web Based Course

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Emergency Response Planning for Alaskan Families

3.0 Hours Training Credit

Section 3: Be Informed

In this section, you will learn:

• How to determine what kind of natural or man-made disasters will most likely affect your family
• How to put a plan in place that will help you the most with what is most likely to happen

 

3. Be Informed.

Every area has its own possible disasters. Thinking ahead about what is most likely to happen in your area will help you be better prepared. Alaska probably won’t be hit by a hurricane. But we are at greater risk for danger from earthquake, wild fires and tsunamis than many other places in the United States. So the third part of getting prepared is to Be Informed. Know what disaster is most likely to take place in your community and what resources are available.

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Determining The Risk

Take the short quiz below and determine what is a risk in your community.

Is your community at risk for any of the following...	Low Risk	Higher Risk	Has Happened Before
Earthquake
Tsunami
Wild Fire
Fire in My Home
Flooding
Chemical Spill, Transportation Accident, Airport Disaster
Long Periods of Extreme Cold or Severe Weather
Terrorist Attack
Volacanoes

Look at the ones that you marked Higher Risk and also marked Has Happened Before. Those are the events you should focus your preparations for and think about how your family could respond.

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