Just how ready are you for the next emergency? The state of Oklahoma is helping residents answer that question with a 10-question quiz at RedDirtReady.com. Let’s see how you do on just a few of these questions:
1. Do you know how to find the emergency broadcasting channel on the radio?
2. In case of an emergency, does your family have a communications plan designating where you will meet and how you will contact each other if you’re separated?
3. Have you taken first aid training such as CPR in the past five years?
4. Do you have a kit of emergency supplies like water, food and medicine you keep in your home?
5. Do you know how many days’ worth of emergency supplies you should have for each family member?
6. Do you have a small kit of emergency supplies for your car?
State officials state that residents of Oklahoma are not Red Dirt Ready if you answer “No” to any of these questions.
Although this is not a comprehensive list, it’s a good tool to use to discuss emergency preparedness with your family and make plans. Then, as the quiz suggests, you have to go further than just the planning stage, by putting it into practice on a regular basis.
Sources:
http://www.edmondsun.com/local/local_story_336005353.html
http://www.ok.gov/reddirtready/PREPARE/Are_You__Ready/?/index.html