EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Family Preparedness 72 Hours
Program Description: In May of each year the Fire Department Training Division includes the Family Preparedness 72 Hours Workbook in their Hunt for Home Hazards program in fourth-grade classrooms. The students take the workbook home and develop a home safety plan with their families. Presentations are also made to any group or individual requesting information on family preparedness, and the Community Relations Department distributes more than 250 workbooks to new residents each month in this manner.
Evaluation Information: Families are better prepared for emergencies. Emergency departments throughout the United States and Canada have requested copies of the Family Preparedness 72 Hours Workbook and related materials. In addition, presentations on the topic have been well received by the Girl Scouts and others. Mr. Johnson received a certificate of achievement for professional development and completion of a family protection conference from FEMA's National Emergency Training Center.
Annual Budget: $400.
Sources of Funding: Office print budget.
Program Type: Family preparedness.
Target Population: Fourth graders in two school districts.
Setting: Sterling Heights.
Project Startup Date: 1994.
Contact:
J. Robert Johnson, CEM
Coordinator
Office of Emergency Management
City of Sterling Heights
41625 Ryan Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Tel: 810-726-7000 x136
Fax: 810-726-7007
Last Modified: Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 10:44:54 EST