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Time to prepare: FEMA’s Charlotte Porter talks emergency preparedness, action plans in Q&A: September, National Preparedness Month, prime time to get ready
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- When we talk about preparedness, what are we talking about? What is it that we need to be prepared for?
- What steps should people be taking during the prepareathon in order to make themselves more ready for emergency situations?
- What should individuals look for when they are making their preparedness kits?
- When talking about these kits, do they need to be portable? What if you have to go somewhere? How should we be storing this stuff?
- Should we be doing different things to prepare at home versus at work? Should we have a go bag at work also?
- Can you tell me a little bit about the importance of September being National Preparedness Month?
- If there were just one thing that you wished everyone would do to be a little more prepared, what would it be?