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Despite not performing well for the cable news TV cameras - which has led many to call the storm over-hyped - Hurricane Irene has become the 10th billion dollar+ weather disaster in the U.S. this year, claiming more than 40 lives and producing devastating inland flooding across several states.
Six days after she made landfall, hundreds of thousands of people from North Carolina to Maine remain without electricity and many thousands are dealing with damaged property.
And even as our East Coast works to recover from this storm’s effects the NHC is watching another hurricane (Katia) in the Atlantic and a growing area of suspicion in the GOM.
All which highlights the importance of taking part in National Preparedness Month which begins today, September 1st.
This year, nearly 6,000 volunteer coalition members have offered to find ways to promote preparedness in their neighborhoods, businesses, and communities.
Once again Avian Flu Diary is pleased to join in, and will present preparedness essays all through the month of September, as well as promoting NPM11.
It isn’t too late to join this coalition, and help promote preparedness in your business or community. Follow the link below to learn more and to sign up.
National Preparedness Month Coalition
Welcome! Join this community to:
1. Download the coalition members toolkit
2. Add your event to the calendar
3. Participate in national preparedness discussions
4. Connect with fellow coalition members by posting in the Community Forum for national or general topics or in a Regional Forum for regional topics.
September is National Preparedness Month (NPM)! This awareness month is sponsored by the Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps. NPM is held each September and is designed to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.
The goal of NMP11 is to foster a culture of national preparedness, and to encourage everyone to plan and be prepared to deal with an event where they can go at least three days without electricity, running water, local services, or access to a supermarket.
And in order to do that, Ready.gov wants you to:
I hope you’ll join us this year in making NPM 2011 the most successful national preparedness campaign to date and to promote the idea that individual, family, and business preparedness is a year-round priority.
