FOOD BANK DOT ORG THERE'S A
LINK TO SPECIFICALLY HELP
HURRICANE LAURA SURVIVORS.
6.43 NOW SEPTEMBER IS
WHAT'S CALLED NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND FEMA
REMINDS ALL OF US THAT NATURAL
DISASTERS CAN STRIKE AT ANY
TIME RESULTS OF A NEW SURVEY
SHOW LESS THAN HALF OF
AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE AN
EMERGENCY PLAN IN PLACE. JAMES
JOSEPH A REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEMA JOINS
US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM
CHICAGO THANKS FOR GETTING UP
EARLY AND IT'S QUARTER TO 6
THERE. LET'S TALK FIRST ABOUT
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS JUST TO BE
PREPARED OVERALL.
YEAH GOOD MORNING AND
THANKS FOR HAVING US AND
HELPING TO SHARE THIS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE I THINK IT'S
SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERY
RESIDENT EVERY FAMILY EVERY
COMMUNITY TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS PLAN IN PLACE AND
THAT'S EVEN MORE SO IN PART
NOW IN THE MIDST OF THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THAT
WE'RE FACING.
WHEN PARENTS TALK TO THEIR
CHILDREN ABOUT A COUPLE
DIFFERENT THINGS HERE WHAT
SHOULD THEY SAY, BUT ALSO DO
YOU RECOMMEND ACTUALLY GOING
THROUGH THIS IN PERSON IN A
WALKING OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE OR
HAVING A MEETING POINT FOR
THINGS LIKE THAT AS PART OF
THIS CONVERSATION.
YOU KNOW FOR THE VERY SAME
REASON THAT SCHOOLS ARE ALWAYS
ACT PRACTICING FIRE EVACUATION
DRILLS IT'S TO GET KIDS AND
GET STUDENTS IN THE MINDSET OF
NOT JUST HEARING WHAT THEY
NEED TO DO BUT ACTUALLY
PRACTICING WHAT THEY NEED TO
DO AN SO IF PARENTS DO SO WITH
THEIR KIDS IT MAKES A
STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. IF
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY LESS
STRESSFUL A CHILD WILL KNOW
WHAT TO DO I SAW A POST ON
SOCIAL MEDIA YESTERDAY WHERE
THERE WAS A TORNADO WARNING
TEST GOING ON THE FIRST
TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. A
YOUNG CHILD AND HOURS PARENTS
WORK AS THEY WERE IN THE
BASEMENT, SO HE IMMEDIATELY
WENT. TO SEEK SHELTER SO KIDS
PRACTICES AT HOME EVEN WHEN NO
ONE'S AROUND THEY'LL KNOW WHAT
TO DO WHEN A DISASTER STRIKES
ME DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
IT BUT IT IS SO IMPORTANT
LET'S TALK ABOUT MONEY NOW HOW
DOES EMERGENCY MONEY AND
INSURANCE FACTOR IN HERE.
WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT EVERY
RESIDENT A FEW $100 AVAILABLE
IN AN EMERGENCY, SO THEY CAN
EVACUATE, SO THEY CAN SEEK BUT
ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY
RESIDENT LOOKS AT THEIR
INSURANCE POLICIES BECAUSE THE
FIRST STEP TO RECOVERY IS
HAVING PROPER INSURANCE FEMA
PROGRAMS IS AUTHORIZED WILL
NEVER MAKE ANYBODY WHOLE WHAT
INSURANCE IS THE FIRST STEP TO
KNOWING THAT YOU THE PROPER
LEVEL OF COVERAGE AND THERE'S
A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON
READY THAT THAT FAMILY OF
PARENTS AND EVEN BUSINESS
OWNERS ALIKE CONFINED TO HELP
THEM TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS AND
PREPARED AND ANOTHER THING YOU
CAN DO AHEAD OF TIME OR GET
READY IS YOUR GOAL CAN'T
EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT
SHOULD YOU PUT IN IT. WELL ANY
SITUATION AND WE SEE THAT IN
REAL TIME RIGHT NOW WITH THE
IMPACTS OF HURRICANE LAURA ON
THE GULF COAST IS THAT ANY
TIME YOU COULD BE FORCED TO
HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND SO
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE
ENOUGH OF YOUR EMERGENCY
ESSENTIALS SUCH AS MEDICATION
IF YOU'RE ON PRESCRIPTIONS,
NOT ONLY FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY, BUT ALSO PLEASE DON'T
FORGET YOUR PETS, SOME OF OUR
PETS NEED MEDICATION AS HAVE
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE FOR THE
IN YOUR IN YOUR HOME THAT IF
YOU CAN'T GET BACK RIGHT AWAY.
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
INSURANCE INFORMATION AND THE
THINGS THAT YOU MAY NEED TO
HELP KICK START YOUR RECOVERY
AFTER DISASTER. ALL RIGHT
JAMES JOSEPH WITH FEMA. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING TO US
THIS MORNING IF PEOPLE WANT TO
LEARN MORE FEMA DOT GOV IS THE
WEB SITE THERE'S ALSO AN APP.
WITH MORE INFORMATION WE
SURE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING
US. THANKS JESSICA ALRIGHT
