Emergency Disaster PreparednessMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of individuals who have implemented best practices (prepared disaster kits for the home or business, etc.) as a result of Extension programming |
1117 |
Number of individuals reporting the expedited recovery of agricultural operations, individuals, families, and businesses after natural disasters, pandemics, and/or other emergencies |
883 |
Number of individuals who plan to initiate networking opportunities with local leaders and emergency management officials (as a result of what they learned through Extension programming) |
699 |
Number of volunteers who led a program as a response to a disaster event |
683 |
Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan |
1435 |
Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding disaster preparedness (such as emergency kit contents; daily water needs for survival; damage assessment; evacuation and sheltering in place plans) |
3417 |
Number of individuals who became involved in an existing local disaster preparedness program |
774 |
Stories
“KSU Disaster Preparedness Program Impacting Community of Seniors in Hardin County”-April 2025
Over the last year (2025) across the state of Kentucky, families have been faced with all kinds of disasters from flooding, tornadoes, and winter snow storms. In order to meet these ongoing challenges, Kentucky State Universitys family and consumer science (FCS) extension agent decided to complete a series of classes on disaster preparedness. So to meet that need to prepare some of the citizens within Hardin County, she facilitated a 5 part series between the months of (Dec. 2024-April 2025). Th...
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Stories Behind the Numbers
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