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IS-22: Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness

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…here’s a FEMA Independent Study certificate–that you should earn, too!

…what I learned was:

Course Overview

The “Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness” has been designed to help the citizens of this nation learn how to protect themselves and their families against all types of hazards. It can be used as a reference source or as a step-by-step manual. The focus of the content is on how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property. Also included is information on how to assemble a disaster supplies kit that contains the food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity for individuals and their families to survive.

There are real benefits to being prepared.

  • Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters. Communities, families, and individuals should know what to do in the event of a fire and where to seek shelter during a tornado. They should be ready to evacuate their homes and take refuge in public shelters and know how to care for their basic medical needs.
  • People also can reduce the impact of disasters (flood proofing, elevating a home or moving a home out of harm’s way, and securing items that could shake loose in an earthquake) and sometimes avoid the danger completely.

By reading and following the instructions in this guide you and your family can say, Yes, we are ready!

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-22

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IS-15.B: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies

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…yes, another FEMA Independent Study certificate to show off…

…what I learned was:

Course Overview

This web-based course provides public safety agency personnel information related to pre-event planning, forming the planning team, event hazard analysis, and responding to incidents during special events in their community. Though relevant special events statutes/ordinances and codes must be considered by public safety agency personnel engaged in special event planning, an extensive job aid manual is included in the course and available for download on the course web page.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

  • Define special event.
  • Identify a special event contingency planning team.
  • Conduct a hazard analysis for a special event.
  • Describe how the incident command system (ICS) can be used in response to an incident at a special event.

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-15.b

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IS-11.A: Animals in Disasters: Community Planning

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…once more, a FEMA Independent Study certificate to show off…

…what I learned was:

Course Overview

This course provides information for groups to meet and develop meaningful and effective plans that improve the care of animals, their owners, and the animal-care industries in disasters.

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to learn how to develop a community plan for managing animals in an emergency, identify hazards and threats most likely to affect your community and ways to minimize their impact on animals, indicate how communities use the Incident Command System (ICS) to respond effectively to an incident involving animals, describe resources available to help communities recover from a disaster, and develop community support for a disaster preparedness plan involving animals.

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-11.a

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IS-10.A: Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness

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…yet another FEMA Independent Study certificate to show off…

…what I learned was:

Course Overview

This course is intended to help animal owners, care providers, and industries to understand incident management.

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to increase awareness and preparedness among animal owners and care providers, and to describe how typical hazards affect animals and what can be done by responsible owners to reduce the impact of disasters.

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-10.a

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IS-8.A: Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699

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Yep, I gots ‘nother FEMA Independent Study certificate to show off…

…what I learned was:

Course Overview

Since the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act was passed in 1977, many actions have been taken to improve seismic safety. Executive Order 12699, “Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction,” signed by President Bush in January 1990 is a significant Federal seismic risk reduction action. This Executive Order requires all new Federal, federally assisted, and federally regulated buildings to be appropriately seismic resistant. Among new construction affected are all buildings financed, either partially or fully, with Federal grants or federally guaranteed loans.

Because this Executive Order is so wide reaching, covering everything from single-family dwellings to large Federal complexes across the nation, a training course was needed to provide the tools, information, and planning guidance for those people affected by the Executive Order. The purpose of this course is to provide individuals in State and local governments, and the building and financial industries, with information about the requirements of the Executive Order and how they will be implemented. The course is also intended to provide the student with basic knowledge about earthquakes and how buildings can be built to be safe during an earthquake.

Course Objectives:

The goal of this training course is to provide the students with the tools, information, and planning guidance they need to effectively deal with and prepare for the implementation of the Executive Order and its consequences.

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Describe the intent and implications of the Executive Order and the consequences of noncompliance;
  • Describe how the Executive Order will affect the built environment;
  • Describe the theory and practice of the Executive Order, hazard mitigation, and the need/rationale for including seismic provisions in the building codes;
  • Compare Executive Order standards and local codes to determine substantive differences and deficiencies; and
  • Develop a plan of action to achieve compliance if local codes do not comply with the Executive Order.

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/courseOverview.aspx?code=IS-8.a

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FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 3PM

Flood Advisory valid until March 18 3:15pm EDT 
 FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1115 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 KYC005-017-029-031-049-061-067-073-085-093-097-099-113-123-167-179- 181-183-209-211-215-229-239-181915- /O.NEW.KLMK.FA.Y.0010.130318T1515Z-130318T1915Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-MERCER KY-NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY- SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY- BOURBON KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CLARK KY-EDMONSON KY-FAYETTE KY- FRANKLIN KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HART KY- 1115 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE IS CONTINUING A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF BOWLING GREEN THROUGH THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS REGION. * UNTIL 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/ * AT 1109 AM EDT...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM SEVERAL COUNTIES ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARDS EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 2 INCHES SINCE EARLY MORNING HAS LEAD TO AREA STREAMS EXCEEDING BANKFULL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY FLOOD TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. && LAT...LON 3812 8407 3785 8402 3795 8425 3787 8475 3767 8508 3772 8547 3719 8574 3707 8612 3720 8663 3702 8671 3735 8714 3772 8685 3756 8663 3754 8624 3795 8596 3804 8549 3834 8527 3834 8478 3859 8423 3833 8384 $$ JSD

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FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 11AM

Flood Advisory 
 FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 805 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 INC019-025-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-KYC005-017-027-029-031-049- 061-067-073-085-087-091-093-097-099-103-111-113-123-155-163-167-179- 181-183-185-209-211-215-223-229-239-181500- /O.NEW.KLMK.FA.Y.0008.130318T1205Z-130318T1500Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-PERRY IN-ORANGE IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN- FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-CRAWFORD IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY- SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-TRIMBLE KY-WASHINGTON KY-WOODFORD KY- ANDERSON KY-BOURBON KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CLARK KY- EDMONSON KY-FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-HANCOCK KY- HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HENRY KY-HART KY- 805 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 1100 AM EDT/1000 AM CDT/ * AT 759 AM EDT/659 AM CDT/...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES HAVE REPORTED MINOR FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS AND SNOW MELTING OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF APPROXIMATELY A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SLOW DOWN...LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOW MELTING WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DRAINAGE DITCHES. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. && LAT...LON 3832 8383 3812 8408 3784 8401 3791 8434 3763 8515 3773 8541 3718 8569 3705 8608 3719 8650 3700 8668 3707 8694 3748 8713 3772 8680 3790 8699 3839 8661 3873 8522 3873 8521 3869 8528 3836 8485 3858 8421 $$ LG

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