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Red Cross tells Columbia County residents: Assemble kits, make plans, know your shelter options
Summary
At a Columbia County committee meeting, an American Red Cross disaster manager urged residents to prepare household and go kits, make evacuation plans, and use New York Alert and local shelter lists in emergencies, and described how the Red Cross coordinates shelter openings with county emergency management.
Erica Vaux Flores, the American Red Cross community disaster program manager for Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties, briefed a Columbia County committee on basic household preparedness and shelter coordination, and urged residents to ‘‘get a kit, make a plan, and be informed.’’
Flores said disasters ‘‘happen with little to no notice, and they can only happen anywhere,’’ and outlined the Red Cross three-step guidance: a household kit for sheltering in place, a portable ‘‘go bag’’ for evacuation, and staying informed through official alerting systems. She told the committee the household kit should contain at least three days of supplies and that ‘‘up to two weeks is better,’’ and recommended checking kits at least every six months.
The presentation also addressed hazardous-materials incidents and…
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