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| 1083 - Emergency Disaster Preparedness | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1083.7) | 105 |
Number of individuals reporting the expedited recovery of agricultural operations, individuals, families, and businesses after natural disasters, pandemics, and/or other emergencies |
| 1083.6) | 21 |
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) | 147 |
Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan |
| 1083.1) | 552 |
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) | 88024 |
Number of individuals who became involved in an existing local disaster preparedness program |
| 1083.3) | 40 |
Number of individuals who have implemented best practices (prepared disaster kits for the home or business, etc.) as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Shad Baker
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness
Unless you've ever lost a loved one to an unexpected tragedy, you cannot relate to the traumatic impact of a house fire. On top of the extreme personal loss of loved ones comes the added burden from loss of housing, memories, financial resources and family legacies. Each year, Kentucky suffers 8.5 deaths per every 1000 fires. This is 39.3% higher than the national average of 6.1; an appalling number. To address this problem in Letcher County, the Extension Office teamed with the Sandlic
