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Preparedness Library: Fact Sheets

Here is our complete library of fact sheets. If you are looking for a information on a particular hazard, such as fire or flood, you can "Select by Hazard.".

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Home and Family: Getting Started Plan Together for an Emergency Build a Disaster Supply Kit for Your Home Make a Family Communications Plan Stay Informed Be Sure of Your Information Birds, Snakes, Hamsters and their friends If You Have a Disability Livestock Preparedness Pets and Livestock Preparedness for Horse Owners Preventing Barn Fires Volunteering in a Disaster Making Donations to Disaster Areas If You Have to Evacuate Financial Disaster Planning Your Go-Bag Alternative Heat Source Safety Carbon Monoxide Safety Drinking Water Safety Eau potable, mesures de sécurité Frozen Water Pipes NOAA Weather Radio Recommandations à suivre pour les puits inondés Reporting Severe Weather Returning Home: Record-Keeping Take Care of Your Emotional Health Business Preparedness: Getting Started Camping Safety School Preparedness: Getting Started School Preparedness: Resources Summer Barbecue Safety Chain Saw Safety Food Safety: Frozen Foods Food Safety: General Food Safety: Refrigerated Foods Lyme Disease Safety Questions and Answers About Mold Tree Cutting and Trimming Safety Turkey Day Safety Business Preparedness: A Checklist Child-Care Facilities: YIKES! Emergency Planning Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Community Preparedness: Many Pieces with a Single Goal Community Preparedness: The Municipal Role Flood Insurance If You Use Child Care: Preparedness Guide Insurance Questions for Small Business Owners Is Your Town StormReady? Livestock First Aid Kit NFIP and the Community Rating System Planning for Emergencies: Insurance Planning for People with Disabilities Preparing for a Technology Disaster Service Organization Preparedness: Getting Started Shelter-in-Place? What is that?

Hurricane! Hurricane Preparedness for Boaters Hurricanes: Preparing to Weather the Storm Flood Preparedness Watch, Warning and Advisory Criteria for Floods Lightning Safety Flood and Flash Flood Safety Lightning: Questions and Answers Lightning: Quick Facts After the Flood: Record Keeping After the Flood: Returning Home Watch, Warning and Advisory Criteria for Winter Storms Watch, Warning and Advisory Criteria for Thunderstorms Watch, Warning and Advisory Criteria for Hurricanes Household Chemical Emergency Household Hazardous Materials and Chemicals Extreme Heat Pandemic Flu Wildland Fire Terrorism Preparedness Winter Storms and Power Outages Earthquake Tornado Drought Drought: Sensible Water Use Heat Related Illnesses Home Fire Safety Heat Related Illnesses and the Elderly Heat Related Illnesses in Youth Athletes and the Heat Heat and People with Mental Illnesses "Red Tide" (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Safety

 

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• University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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