Resolve to be Ready in 2008
This New Year’s Eve, nearly 50 percent of Americans will make at least one
resolution as they look toward the New Year. Today, Mitigation Journal is
encouraging all of our listeners and readers to make a resolution that is both
important and easy to keep: preparing for emergencies.
In a recent national survey conducted by the Ad Council, 91 percent of Americans
agreed that taking some simple steps to prepare could help protect themselves and
their families in the event of an emergency. However, only 54 percent had taken at
least one of the three steps recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Ready Campaign, including getting an emergency supply kit, making a
family emergency plan, and being informed about the different types of emergencies
that could occur and their appropriate responses.
To help everyone take these simple steps to get prepared, Mitigation Journal is
proud to be sponsoring and organizing a series of talks and blog entries throughout
the year.
Mitigation Journal is encouraging you to visit ready.gov or call 1-800-BE-READY to
learn how to prepare your families, homes and businesses for all types of
emergencies including natural and human-caused disasters. Free materials,
including family emergency plan templates and sample business continuity plans, are
available through these resources. These materials will provide you with tools to
make a New Year’s resolution that will bring you and your loved ones peace of mind.
If you wish to take a more active role in your community’s preparedness, get involved
by joining or starting a Citizen Corps Council near you. Citizen Corps brings
community and government leaders together to coordinate the involvement of
community members and non-governmental resources in emergency preparedness,
planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. Visit citizencorps.gov for more
information.
Wishing you a happy and safe New Year – and remember – Don’t wait. Set a date.
Resolve to be Ready in 2008.
Sincerely,
Rick Russotti
Mitigation Journal The All-Hazards Podcast
resolution as they look toward the New Year. Today, Mitigation Journal is
encouraging all of our listeners and readers to make a resolution that is both
important and easy to keep: preparing for emergencies.
In a recent national survey conducted by the Ad Council, 91 percent of Americans
agreed that taking some simple steps to prepare could help protect themselves and
their families in the event of an emergency. However, only 54 percent had taken at
least one of the three steps recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Ready Campaign, including getting an emergency supply kit, making a
family emergency plan, and being informed about the different types of emergencies
that could occur and their appropriate responses.
To help everyone take these simple steps to get prepared, Mitigation Journal is
proud to be sponsoring and organizing a series of talks and blog entries throughout
the year.
Mitigation Journal is encouraging you to visit ready.gov or call 1-800-BE-READY to
learn how to prepare your families, homes and businesses for all types of
emergencies including natural and human-caused disasters. Free materials,
including family emergency plan templates and sample business continuity plans, are
available through these resources. These materials will provide you with tools to
make a New Year’s resolution that will bring you and your loved ones peace of mind.
If you wish to take a more active role in your community’s preparedness, get involved
by joining or starting a Citizen Corps Council near you. Citizen Corps brings
community and government leaders together to coordinate the involvement of
community members and non-governmental resources in emergency preparedness,
planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. Visit citizencorps.gov for more
information.
Wishing you a happy and safe New Year – and remember – Don’t wait. Set a date.
Resolve to be Ready in 2008.
Sincerely,
Rick Russotti
Mitigation Journal The All-Hazards Podcast
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