Simple Tips on How to Prepare -- for Natural & Man-Made Disasters
 

General Preparedness Tactics & Supplies -- What Everyone Should Know...And Have on Hand
 

Your Portable Kit -- What to Keep at Work & in Your Car
 

Providing for Children -- Special Tips for Parents, Teachers, & Caregivers
 

Special Info Just for Kids -- Printable coloring & worksheets, games, and more.
 

Aide & Rescue -- Who Can You Count on for Help, and How Soon?
 

Taking Preparedness to the Next Level -- Emergency Services Training for Community Members

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Emergency Preparedness

What you need -- and what you need to know -- to protect yourself and your kids during an emergency or natural disaster.

This special Earth's Kids feature is entirely devoted to providing you with the information you need to care for yourself and your children when disaster strikes.  Whether the crisis is a catastrophic natural disaster, or a more common yet still fearsome emergency like a fire or a small earthquake, with a little help you can be prepared and equipped to handle the situation calmly and safely.

In the sections that follow, we will show you just what to stock in the way of food, tools, first aid materials, and other critical supplies.  Plus, we'll explain the issues you need to consider when making a family disaster plan, and how to cope following a major disaster.  Finally, we've included special information for and about children -- and their pets -- to help you with those special considerations that are particularly important to families and others who care for children.

Remember, we can't control what nature dishes out to us, but we can be prepared for the possibilities.  And according to experts in the area of emergency response,  preparedness and quick response can literally make the difference between life and death.    So as parents, teachers, and caregivers let's be those people who are prepared -- people who know what to do and who have the skills, supplies, and calm authority to safeguard children through whatever surprises Mother Nature, or anyone else, can dish up.  

Please click the link below, or use the table of contents at the left, to read more information on this vital topic.

Invest your time now.  Prepare yourself as well as your home, your loved ones, and your school or child-care center for natural disasters and other critical emergency situations.