Disaster Planning is More Than Hardware Store Remedies - Says Expert.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 "Take the time now to get informed," said Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , Homeland Security Secretary, in a recent television appearance. In these uncertain times, Americans want and need to know the exact details on what to do in case the unthinkable happens. How do they communicate with their family? What if they couldn't get through to 911? How do they decide which child to pick up first? How do they get the disabled to safety? How do they stay warm during extended power failures?" Norris Beren feels that sitting down with your family today and creating a family disaster plan is critical to having answers to the questions Americans are asking themselves now. As Executive Director of the Emergency Preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them Educational Institute (EPEI) an Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. organization, Beren discovered that most people in America don't even have a plan to evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. their home during a fire let alone a terrorist attack. Beren, a corporate risk specialist, conducts nationwide seminars and training sessions for organizations, corporations and their employees. Speaking to employees right in the corporate workplace, Beren believes that the creation of a personal family disaster plan will reduce the stress caused by absent employees. "Avoiding family catastrophes through proper planning gets employees back to work sooner and makes them more content on the job. It helps them create a work/home/life balance," he continues. In his new book and planning guide When Disaster Strikes Home, 101+ Ways to Protect Your Family From Unthinkable Emergencies, Beren, shows families how to prepare for the worst. The simple guide gives families the "emergency edge" by providing solutions, checklists, forms and ideas so families can create their own personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. plan and feel safer and more confident. |
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