Safety Information

On this page you will find some useful information on how to prepare for the unexpected, such as storms, fire, and other natural and man made disasters

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Tornadoes 101 Are you ready for a Heat Wave? Fireproofing your home for the holidays Is your home safe from hazard? To find out try our Home Hazard Hunt Home Safety for Senior Citizens Do you have Insurance?

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American Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations for Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, Schools, and Businesses

The White House issued Homeland Security Directive-3, in March 2002, which established five threat conditions for possible terrorist attack:

Green = Low
Blue = Guarded
Yellow = Elevated
Orange = High
Red = Severe
General explanations were given for preparedness activities for each level, but these were intended mainly for government agencies. Across the country questions of “What does a condition ‘yellow’ mean to me or my family? or What does this mean to a business or school?” remained. The American Red Cross recognized the need and developed a complementary set of guidelines for the following areas:

Individuals Families Neighborhoods Schools Businesses These files are in Portable Document Format (.pdf) and require Adobe Acrobat® Reader® which can be downloaded free from Adobe Acrobat.