Serving the Citizens of Jefferson County, Alabama Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. As the most comprehensive guide to personal emergency preparedness published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Are You Ready? will help individuals prepare themselves and their families for disasters. Revised in September 2002, Are You Ready? provides a step-by-step outline on how to prepare a disaster supply kit, emergency planning for people with disabilities, how to locate and evacuate to a shelter, and even contingency planning for family pets. Man-made threats from hazardous materials and terrorism are also treated in detail. The guide details opportunities for every citizen to become involved in safeguarding their neighbors and communities through FEMA's Citizen Corps (www.citizencorps.gov) initiative and Community Emergency Response Team training program. More Information: • Are You Ready? • www.fema.gov/areyouready Indicates the page is an Adobe PDF file. Indicates the file is a Microsoft Word document. Website maintained by the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency, Birmingham, Alabama