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This percentage of small businesses never reopen following a natural or man-made disaster.
At this month's national meeting, FEMA outlined their 2018-2022 strategic plan for the United States and this theme we've covered today is their #1 strategic goal.
What is preparedness?
In this year, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross dedicated to serving people in need.
This occurs when soil, rocks, trees, parts of houses and other debris are swept downhill.
What is a landslide?
From small house fires to multi-state natural disasters, this organization goes wherever they are needed, so people can have clean water, safe shelter and hot meals when they need them most.
This percentage of businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan in place.
This describes the steps your business or organization will take to protect your business and employees before, during, and after an emergency.
7,966 meals and snacks and 548 overnight shelter stays. These numbers represent the American Red Cross response to this local disaster.
What is the Lilac Fire?
During a major one, you may hear a roaring or rumbling sound that gradually gets louder.
What is an earthquake?
This local phone app contains disaster preparedness information, interactive checklists to help you to create your emergency plan and sends out disaster alerts. (it's in your packet!)
What is the San Diego Emergency App?
This 2017 wildfire was the largest California wildfire on record.
What is the Thomas Fire?
By practicing these twice a year, your employees can learn to react correctly and automatically when a disaster occurs.
This program is a series of home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events across the country.
True or false: when there is a fire in your building, it is safer to evacuate to the roof if you are on an upper floor.
What is false?
This free, 24-hour confidential phone service and searchable online database connects people to thousands of services that can assist them in an emergency.
What is 2-1-1?
According to FEMA, the average number of major disasters declared has increased, rising from an average of 25 per year in the 80s to nearly this amount per year since 2010.
It is recommended that the Emergency Response Planning committee meet at least this often each year?
The local American Red Cross supplies about this percent of San Diego's blood supply.
These can be started intentionally, or by lightning, extremely dry vegetation in warm climates, or human carelessness.
What are wildfires/home fires?
This statewide department is dedicated to the fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California’s privately-owned wildlands.
What is Cal Fire?
76% of the local disasters that San Diego Red Cross responded to in 2017 were this.
As a business, it is necessary to form this group to establish planning priorities, budgeting needs, and roles and responsibilities
What is the emergency response planning committee?
This percentage of the Red Cross Workforce are Volunteers.
Contrary to popular belief, during an earthquake, it is only safe to stand under this structure in a building if you are sure that it is load bearing.
What are doorways?
This twitter account provides information about San Diego preparedness and disaster updates in Spanish.
What is Listo San Diego?