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Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
The Managing Director’s Office of Emergency Management invites the public to learn about the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan being developed for Philadelphia. The plan will be rolled out on Tuesday, January 24 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mercy Eastwick Wellness Center in Southwest Philadelphia. (Snow Date: Thursday, January 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
For more information:
Additional meeting dates will be posted in the Event Calendar. Check back in January 2012 for updates on the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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Keep an Emergency Kit in Your Car
With the Philadelphia Auto Show starting January 28, now is the time to make sure you have an emergency kit in your car with the following essentials:
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Battery-operated or wind-up radio
- Jumper cables
- Emergency flares
- Fluorescent distress flag
- Tow chains or rope
- Cell phone and charger
- First-aid kit
When driving in the winter, it's a good idea to include a few more supplies, such as:
- Warm clothing, hats and mittens
- Blankets
- Ice scraper
- Snow shovel
- Road salt and sand
- Snacks (granola or energy bars)
- Bottled water
- Any special needs, such as medication, baby supplies, pet food
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 Disaster Assistance Available for Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee
Register for Assistance
To register for assistance, visit http://www.disasterassistance.gov, or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice. |
Know Your Emergency Evacuation Routes
Locate evacuation routes and emergency facilities in your neighborhood with this interactive map.
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Important Guidance for Helping Disaster Survivors
 A second disaster threatens to overtake Joplin, MO by way of a tidal wave of unsolicited goods and volunteers who just show up to help. Critical resources are being redirected to manage what has become a crush of unneeded donated items. Social Media, radio stations, businesses, fraternal organizations and churchs are promoting collection drives that threaten to overwhelm distribution channels in the impacted area.
The following guidelines for helping disaster survivors were developed by a coalition of government, voluntary agency and faith-based partners:
- Cash to a recognized voluntary agency is the single best way to help disaster survivors. Cash doesn't need to be sorted, stored or distributed, and it allows the voluntary agency to the donation towards the needs that most urgently need addressing.
- Visit http://sema.dps.mo.gov/recover/donations.asp to donate to the Missouri tornado recovery effort.
- For information on other ways to help go to: www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/howtohelp.
For more information, visit the How to Help the Tornado Survivors post on the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management blog. |
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Under the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), facilities using, storing or manufacturing more than a certain amount of hazardous chemicals on-site at any time during the 2010 calendar year are required to submit reports on their chemical inventories and pay fees to the state and local authorities.
For more information, visit Philadelphia's LEPC page. |
Assistance for Flood Victims
The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management reports that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved a request for disaster assistance to help people recover from damage caused by the severe storms and flooding on September 30, 2010.
This disaster declaration makes assistance available to flooding victims in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. |
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