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Mid-challenge check-in

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Prepare Kansas

This week marks the half-way point of the Prepare Kansas online challenge. How is it going? The Challenge Tracking Sheet is a great tool to help you stay on track. It is posted on the right-hand side of the blog under “Activities by week.”

We’d like to hear about your activities and your progress with the challenge tasks. If you’d like to share a bit about your experiences in getting prepared, please be in touch via the comment tool here on the blog.

And remember: you have the entire month to complete the Challenge so don’t worry if it feels as if you are off to a slower start than you had hoped.

Cheers to getting prepared ahead of disaster!

 

Build or update your emergency supply kit

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends that in case of an emergency, we all have some basic supplies on hand in order to survive for at least three days. A downloadable list of recommended supplies is available here. It is also available in the Helpful Links section of the blog.

Build a kit. Be prepared.
Build a kit. Be prepared.

Once you’ve assembled a basic kit, you’ll want to maintain and update the kit regularly. Learn more about what to include in a basic kit, additional emergency supplies to keep on hand, and supplies for unique needs at http://www.ready.gov/kit

Don’t wait — communicate

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The Prepare Kansas online challenge* takes place each year during September.  September is also National Preparedness Month (NPM). The month finishes big on September 30 with a national day of action, National PrepareAthon! Day.

National Preparedness Month 2015
National Preparedness Month 2015

One of the challenge tasks for Week 1 is to complete a family or workplace communication plan to use in the event of a disaster and communicate the details with everyone who needs to know about it.

If you aren’t sure what to include in your plan, check out this information and the resources at ready.gov

We’ve also posted some helpful links here on the blog.

* There is still time! Take steps ahead of disaster and register by September 6 at http://bit.ly/1pwiiFE