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Get your household ready for National Disaster Preparedness Month

There are three important steps you should take to get prepared for a natural disaster.

ARKANSAS, USA — The last thing anyone wants to deal with is a natural disaster but, they happen and it's important to be ready. This month is all about getting your household ready in case of an emergency. 

There are three important steps you should take to get prepared for a natural disaster including:

  1. Build a kit
  2. Make a plan
  3. Be informed 

Build an easy-to-carry emergency preparedness kit including batteries, battery-powered radio, portable phone charger, first aid kit, and medications. 

"It important to always be ready, in the blink of an eye," Josh Egbert with the Red Cross says. 

Make plan detailing emergency exit routes and two places to meet. Make sure your family knows where to go in case they get separated. 

Be informed, know what kinds of emergency situations may occur where you live, work, and where your children go to school. 

For more information about the American Red Cross of Arkansas, click here.

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