Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 4, 2007
Dealing with emergencies depends on planning and preparation (:50)
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Suggested Intro:
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS DECLARED SEPTEMBER NATIONAL PREPARDENESS MONTH. AND AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IS URGING PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS TO PLAN BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES. CHUCK GILL HAS DETAILS:
Story:
(:08) PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IS ONE OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE USING NATIONAL PREPARDENESS MONTH TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR DISASTER PLANNING.
(:17) EXTENSION'S STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR DAVID FILSON SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS TO DEVELOP A DISASTER PLAN, SPELLING OUT HOW YOU'LL COMMUNICATE AND REUNITE WITH FAMILY SHOULD YOU BECOME SEPARATED DURING AN EMERGENCY. FILSON ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT FAMILIES PUT TOGETHER A "DISASTER GO KIT":
Steele Actuality:
(:17) "THIS WOULD BE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN TWO OR THREE DAYS WITHOUT A LOT OF RESOURCES. FOR INSTANCE, IF WE HAD A HURRICANE AND THE POWER WENT OUT, A DISASTER GO KIT WOULD HAVE FOOD AND WATER AND MEDICATIONS UNTIL THE DISASTER PASSED OR HELP WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE."
(:08) FILSON SAYS INFORMATION ON DEVELOPING A DISASTER PLAN AND GO KIT IS AVAILABLE FROM YOUR COUNTY PENN STATE EXTENSION OFFICE. I'M CHUCK GILL.
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