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Contributed by: READYColorado on 11/2/2005

READYColorado, a statewide public awareness campaign that encourages citizens to prepare for disasters, provides a wealth of information through its website to help individuals and families secure resources they need in the event of a natural or human-caused disaster. The campaign urges citizens to “Make a Plan. Make a Difference.”

The website, readycolorado.com, contains information and tools for developing a family communications plan and a list of key phone numbers needed in an emergency. The site also contains detailed information on what citizens should pack in “READY Kits” that can sustain them for 72 hours in an emergency. A toll free number, 1-800-639-READY, provides readiness tips and a way to request a free brochure for those without Internet access.

“Coloradans are much more likely to successfully weather a disaster if they have packed essential supplies in READY kits at home and in their cars,” said Lt. Governor Norton. “The READY kit should contain such critical supplies as water, high calorie food, a flashlight, a radio, extra batteries, and essential papers for home and property. A communications plan is also important to ensure that family members and friends have a strategy for contacting each other during and following an emergency.”

According to a 2003 American Red Cross survey conducted in Colorado, nearly two thirds of those polled (65%) thought it was important to have a disaster plan with emergency contacts and a place to meet, but only 52% had such a plan. Nearly half (49%) of the respondents agreed that it was “very important” to have an emergency kit with food, water and medical supplies, but only 42% had such a kit.

The Family Communications Plan tool provides a place to enter phone and email information for relatives or friends and an out of town contact that could be a common point of communication for family members separated in a disaster. “My READY Profile” can be used to list contact information for the nearest hospital, police department, designated Red Cross shelter, veterinarian and schools

The readycolorado.com site also contains detailed information on the types of food, amounts of water, first aid and other items to store in READY kits for home, office and vehicles.

“People need food, water, medicine and supplies to last three days in an emergency,” said Chris Olson, Englewood Director of Safety and chair of the READYColorado Public Education Committee. READYColorado also encourages citizens to ‘make a difference’ by learning First Aid and CPR so they can help friends, family members or neighbors in an emergency. When citizens are ready to take care of themselves, our first responders can focus on those in most critical need.”

READYColorado is a project of the Denver Urban Area Security Initiative, one of 50 cities that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. READYColorado is also supported by the 10-county North Central All Hazards Region of Colorado, the State of Colorado and Citizen Corps, a project of the Governor’s Commission on Community Service.

Partners of READYColorado include the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter; the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs; the cities of Aurora, Arvada, Cherry Hills Village, Denver, Sheridan, Commerce City, Englewood, Glendale, Greenwood Village, Lakewood, Littleton and Wheat Ridge; Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson Counties; and the fire protection districts of Arvada, Cunningham, Brighton, Littleton, North Washington, South Adams, South Metro, Southwest Adams and West Metro.

For more information, visit www.readycolorado.com or call 1-800-639-READY.

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