Knott County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 2083 - Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2083.3) | 5 |
Number of individuals who have implemented best practices (prepared disaster kits for the home or business, etc.) as a result of Extension programming |
| 2083.2) | 23 |
Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan |
| 2083.1) | 23 |
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) |
Success Stories
Survive and Thrive
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Describe the Issue or Situation.According to the University Of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Community Needs Assessment from Fall 2023, community members listed "preparations for county wide disasters and/or climate impact as one of the top fifteen issues for the county. In 2022, many of our Eastern Kentucky counties dealt with a 100 year flood. In Knott County, 22 residents lost their lives as a result of the disaster. Residents did not understand the alerts/warnings and went to bed
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