Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- August 26, 2008

Emergency preparedness expert asks, can you last three days? (:49)

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Suggested Intro:

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS DESIGNATED SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, AND AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ASKS, CAN YOU LAST THREE DAYS? GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:

Story:

(:16) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH WAS CREATED TO REMIND AMERICANS TO TAKE SOME SIMPLE STEPS TO ANTICIPATE EMERGENCIES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. PENN STATE EXTENSION EMERGENCY READINESS COORDINATOR DAVID FILSON SAYS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP A DISASTER KIT READY WITH ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO LAST THREE DAYS:

Filson Actuality:
(:19) "TYPICALLY OTHER RESOURCES LIKE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN THREE DAYS CAN ASSESS ANY KIND OFA DISASTER SITUATION AND PUT IN PLACE RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS. BUT FOR THOSE FIRST THREE DAYS, IT'S CRITICAL FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE DEPENDENT ON THEMSELVES ONLY AND NOT HAVE TO LOOK FOR HELP AND SUPPORT FROM OTHER AGENCIES."

(:16) FILSON SAYS YOU ALSO SHOULD HAVE A FAMILY COMMUNICATION PLAN -- A PRE-SET ROUTINE FOR CONTACTING EACH OTHER IF YOU GET SEPARATED DURING A DISASTER. PENN STATE EXTENSION OFFERS EMERGENCY READINESS INFORMATION ONLINE AT EXTENSION DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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