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Preparation Before a Disaster Happens
Emergency Preparedness Guide [PDF]
This 63-page 2016 guide is provided by Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management Division. It contains in-depth information about disasters and tips on emergency preparedness. It will help you and your family make an emergency plan, put together an emergency kit, and learn what to do before, during, and after a disaster. Visit the Emergency Management Publications page for a myriad of other emergency preparedness publications.
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Basic Survival Tips
Find survival tips if your power goes out and if food supplies are low.
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Emergency Contact Information
Find a list of emergency contact for Lakehaven, helpful websites, and a list for you to fill in your personal emergency contact information for you family to use during an emergency.
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General Rules of Thumb
If an emergency or disaster happens, there are a few things you should do right away: stay clam, check the scene, give and get help, listen for official emergency announcements, and get prepared to evacuate if told to by local authorities.
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Getting Ready
Make an emergency plan and put together an emergency kit.
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Shelf-life of Foods for Storage
Find some general guidelines for rotating common emergency funds.
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Staying Healthy & Safe After a Disaster
Find out ways to cope with a traumatic experience and ways you can help others in an emergency.