Are You Ready - Preparing for Hurricanes and Other Disasters
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This class has been designed to help you learn how to protect yourself and your family against all types of hazards. The focus of this 1 ½ hours class is on how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect you and your property.
Included is information on:
- Different Disasters: You will learn about Natural disasters like hurricanes, tornados, flooding, wildfires and earthquakes, etc. and Manmade disasters are also discussed.
- How to develop a Family Disaster Plan: Having a written disaster plan allows you to know exactly what to do in the event of a disaster ahead of time, so all you have to do is execute your plan which reduces fear and stress.
- How to assemble a disaster supplies kit: This should contain the food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity for individuals and their families to survive following a disaster for 72 hours or longer in the event you must rely on your own resources.
- How to recover from a disaster: You will learn how to recover from a disaster safely and how to help others during this phase of a disaster.
There is no fee for this class. If you would like to schedule a class for your Villages-affiliated organization, click on the button below.
CERT of The Villages provides free training classes to individuals and organizations in the community in a variety of subjects all designed to educate the public about emergency situations. If you have any questions about a class or desire to have CERT of The Villages provide a class for your organization, please use the “Request information on an Are You Ready? Class for your organization” button.
