Extension
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| 1083 - Emergency Disaster Preparedness | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1083.7) | 0 |
Number of individuals reporting the expedited recovery of agricultural operations, individuals, families, and businesses after natural disasters, pandemics, and/or other emergencies |
| 1083.6) | 0 |
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) |
| 1083.5) | 2 |
Number of volunteers who led a program as a response to a disaster event |
| 1083.2) | 65 |
Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan |
| 1083.1) | 65 |
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) |
| 1083.4) | 0 |
Number of individuals who became involved in an existing local disaster preparedness program |
| 1083.3) | 25 |
Number of individuals who have implemented best practices (prepared disaster kits for the home or business, etc.) as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Leah VanMeter
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness
Emergencies can happen anywhere, anytime, with or without warning. In the past few years, Kentucky has had its share of disasters leading to emergencies across the state- from tornado, fires, and floods. These recent natural disasters highlight the importance of preparedness for individuals, families, and communities. Emergencies can also be less widespread and just as severe- localized power outages, deaths in the family, car wrecks, etc. Once again these situations highlight our need to be pre
