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Emergency Preparedness

	Preparing Your Family and Home for an Emergency Actions relating to emergencies include preparation, response and recovery. Following are some useful resources for helping you and your family through each action. NEW: Three things you need to know about tsunamis
Preparation – preparing your family for an emergency can lessen the adverse consequences and ease recovery. Red Cross Emergency: Family Disaster Planning Family Emergency Preparedness Kit Response - Once a Disaster Has Been Declared - Action taken during the event to minimize adverse consequences. Federal Disaster Assistance Program - FEMA website Role of Government (pdf) Recovery - Financial Recovery After A Disaster - Actions and resources to help you recover from the consequences of an emergency Family Finances During Disasters and Emergencies Insurance Coverage and Making A Claim Replacing Lost or Damaged Papers Income Tax Deductions for Property Loss
Frequently Asked Questions About Disaster Assistance
It Could Happen to You - a series of publications developed by the OSU Extension Service to help Oregonians prepare for disasters and emergencies. Learn about your community's disaster plan and create a plan for your family, home and office.
OSU Publications	Food, Water, and Sanitation after a Disaster Private Wells Water Storage for Emergencies Food Storage for Emergencies Helping Children After A Disaster Bartering – swapping resources with others can help when money is tight Making the Most of What You Have Accepting Your Feelings Living Better with Stress Identifying Sources of Support and Friendship Learn More About Natural Disasters- Earthquakes, Wildfires
Additional Resources Cleaning Flood Damaged Homes - The Louisiana State University AgCenter has an array of information to help people in their recovery from the multiple problems caused by a hurricane. These problems include the danger of disease from insects, other pests and flood waters as well as illness from contamination by flood waters. Power outages - Options for coping with a power failure depend on how cold it is outside, how long you're without power, and if you have equipment that can meet your need without external power sources. This publication will help you make decisions to prepare for short- or long-term power failures. Extension Disaster Education Network- links Extension educators from across the U.S., enabling them to use and share resources to reduce the impact of disasters American Red Cross Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Centers for Disease Control David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages An award winning site with information in the traumatic-stress field Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Protection Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Voluntary Organization Active in Disasters - Coordinates planning efforts for volunteer organizations responding to disasters. Oregon Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture