{"id":12472,"date":"2010-12-01T05:32:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T10:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12472"},"modified":"2010-12-01T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T11:04:18","slug":"encouraging-everybody-to-prepare-for-winter-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/12\/01\/encouraging-everybody-to-prepare-for-winter-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging Everybody to Prepare for Winter Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Encouraging Seniors &amp; People with Disabilities to Prepare for Winter<br \/>\nWeather<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cold Weather Tips for Texans with Disabilities and Elderly from FEMA and the<br \/>\nGovernor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities<\/p>\n<p>Attached are resources for preparing for cold weather in Texas. (see below)<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, FEMA has information below on preparation for cold weather for<br \/>\npeople with disabilities and the elderly.  Please distribute widely to your<br \/>\nfriends and neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA is alerting the elderly and people with disabilities to prepare for<br \/>\nwinter weather.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news\/newsrelease.fema?id=53310\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news\/newsrelease.fema?id=53310<\/a> A<br \/>\nfew easy steps to prepare for emergencies that might come up include having<br \/>\nbackup power for medical equipment and a charged cell phone on hand in case<br \/>\nland lines are disrupted.  Visit Ready.gov for more information about<br \/>\npreparing for an emergency and tips on preparing for winter storms and<br \/>\nextreme cold.    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/america\/beinformed\/winter.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/america\/beinformed\/winter.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FEMA officials urge seniors and people with disabilities to:<\/p>\n<p>* Make prior arrangements with your physician or check with your oxygen<br \/>\nsupplier about emergency plans for those on respirators or other electric<br \/>\npowered medical equipment.<br \/>\n* Plan now to have electrical backup for medical equipment.<br \/>\n* Develop a back-up communications plan in case land lines are disrupted by<br \/>\nhaving a charged cell phone or a pager.<br \/>\n* Maintain a two-week supply of medications, both prescription and<br \/>\nnon-prescription.<br \/>\n* Have copies of your medical records, prescriptions and medical needs<br \/>\nreadily available.<br \/>\n* Plan now to have accessible transportation in case of evacuation.<br \/>\n* Have contact lenses, extra eyeglasses and batteries for hearing aids ready<br \/>\nto go.<br \/>\n* Include your service animals and pets in your plans.<br \/>\n* Think ahead about neighborhood shelters that can accommodate the needs of<br \/>\nseniors and the disabled.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA also recommends that people with special needs develop and stay in<br \/>\ntouch with a nearby network of assistance before winter storms or record<br \/>\ncold move in. It\u2019s important for neighbors, relatives, care attendants,<br \/>\nfriends and coworkers to be part of your care and communications circle.<br \/>\nNever depend on one person alone.<\/p>\n<p>Severe winter weather including snow, subfreezing temperatures, strong<br \/>\nwinds, ice or even heavy rain requires planning ahead.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA recommends an emergency supply kit that includes:<\/p>\n<p>* A battery or hand crank powered radio, extra flashlights and batteries,<br \/>\nand at minimum a week\u2019s supply of food and water.<br \/>\n* Adequate clothing and blankets for warmth.<br \/>\n* First Aid Supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it\u2019s important to understand the terms of declining weather and<br \/>\npending winter storms.<\/p>\n<p>* A winter weather advisory means that cold, ice and snow are expected.<br \/>\n* A winter storm watch means severe weather such as heavy snow or ice is<br \/>\npossible in the next day or two.<br \/>\n* A winter storm warning means that severe winter conditions have begun or<br \/>\nwill begin very soon.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that planning ahead, assembling an emergency supply kit,  staying<br \/>\ninformed and keeping those in your circle informed about you are the best<br \/>\nways to stay safe through the uncertain days of winter<\/p>\n<p>FEMA&#8217;s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure<br \/>\nthat as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our<br \/>\ncapability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and<br \/>\nmitigate all hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Download Texans with Disabilities Preparedness for Cold Weather (DOC format)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/481\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/481\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download Emergency Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities (DOC<br \/>\nformat)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/480\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/480\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encouraging Seniors &amp; People with Disabilities to Prepare for Winter Weather Cold Weather Tips for Texans with Disabilities and Elderly from FEMA and the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities Attached are resources for preparing for cold weather in Texas.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/12\/01\/encouraging-everybody-to-prepare-for-winter-weather\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[7313,7306,768,511,7314,538,1356,2307,7312,7311,7304,7305,1120,5682,2241,7308,7303,7307,7310,7309,17,27,2462,2600],"class_list":["post-12472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-back-up","tag-cold-weather","tag-communication","tag-disabilities","tag-elderly","tag-emergency","tag-fema","tag-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities","tag-heavy-rain","tag-ice","tag-medical-equipment","tag-medications","tag-preparedness","tag-prescription","tag-senior-citizen","tag-snow","tag-special-need","tag-storm","tag-strong-winds","tag-subfreezing-temperatures","tag-texas","tag-tips","tag-weather","tag-winter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-3fa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42026,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2021\/06\/03\/hurricane-season-starts-june-2021-are-you-and-your-family-prepared\/","url_meta":{"origin":12472,"position":0},"title":"Hurricane Season Starts June 2021: Are you and your family prepared?","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"June 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Hurricane Season Starts June 1, 2021 Hurricane season in Texas starts June 1st and ends November 30th. 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