Chelan County Emergency Management

Community Preparedness

2007 Washington State Preparedness Guide	Washington State Guide with a broad variety of information for residents of the state.
72 Hour Personal Preparedness	Straight forward website developed by San Francisco Office of Emergency Services with simple information on preparing yourself.
Emergency Preparedness Checklist	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) checklist for preparing your family for all hazards. Contains suggestions on where to find out information on what hazards are present in your area, suggestions on creating an emergency plan, and tips on identifying hazards in our home. The check list can be viewed at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/epc/pdf.
Are You Ready Campaign	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) campaign for preparing citizens for a multitude of hazards. This includes everything from floods and fire to national security emergencies. Chapters can be viewed individually by hazard. The Are You Ready material is available at http://www.fema.gov/areyouready.
Evacuation Tips for people with Special Needs	Information for helping people with special needs in your community during an emergency.
Caring for Animals is a Disaster	Information on caring for you animals during an emergency in Chelan County. Provides information on where help can be obtained and local facilities that accept pets.
Collection of Animal Specific Guides	The Humane Society of the United States has a collection of preparedness guides available for dealing with animals during a disaster. These are available for pets, livestock, and horses. The guides are available at http://www.hsus.org/disaster.
NOAA Weather Radio	Information on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Radios. These radios can be set to automatically receive weather alerts and Emergency Alert Messages. Many vendors offer these radios with a wide range of features and prices. Chelan County recommends weather radios with the SAME Technology. The SAME Coding for Chelan County is 053007 and Washington State is 053000. Additional information, such and coverage and product information, can be viewed at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr. National Weather Radio Information ^∞ National Weather Radio Brochure ^∞
Fireworks	Firework Safety - English ^∞ Firework Safety - Spanish ^∞ Firework Statistics ^∞
Thunder and Lightning	Lightning Fact Sheet ^∞ Thunder Storm Q&A ^∞ Thunderstorms, Tornados, and Lightning ^∞
Wildfire	Wildfire Brochure ^∞ Firewise Checklist ^∞
Shelter-In-Place	Shelter in Place flyer in English and Spanish.How to protect yourself from cemical agents like poisonous gases, liquids or solids that have toxic effects on people, animals and plants.