Throughout September (National Preparedness Month), we tweeted preparedness tips.

All the tweets are below. They’re probably a little overwhelming for one blog post meal, but remember that they’re all here and you can use, blog, or retweet any of them at any time.

We will all be more than pleased if you do.

This month, we’ll be concentrating on fire safety tips.  As always, let us know if you look forward to the tips and how we can make them better!

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Do you know the 2 ways out of your house in an emergency? Take a minute to know 2 ways out of your home & office

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Ask an out-of-town friend to be your family’s emergency contact. Share his/her contact info with your family.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Create an emergency contact card and have each member of your family carry it in their wallet.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Find out in ADVANCE how to care for your pets when disaster strikes

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Print a list of your cell phone contacts in case of an emergency

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Don’t forget to include work and school arrangements when forming your disaster plan.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Is school in or out when disaster strikes? Check with your child’s school to get a copy of the emergency plans.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Teach your kids how & when to use 9-1-1. Post other emergency #s next to the phones in your house.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Conduct fire drills at your home twice a year. At the same time, change your fire alarm batteries.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Build a disaster supplies kit to take with you in an evacuation: http://tinyurl.com/42xytt

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Work together in advance. Talk to your neighbors, share resources, check on elderly/disabled, make back-up plans.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Keep a supply of non-perishable food in your pantry. This should be food your family likes so it cycles often.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Take a minute to chk your family’s 1st aid kit and note any depleted items. Add those items to your shopping list.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Keep at least a 3 day supply of water per person in your household– That’s 1 gallon of water per person per day.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Create a disaster kit tailored to your family’s needs and location. Learn how: http://tinyurl.com/9h3nz

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: In an emergency you may be asked to shelter-in-place or evacuate. Plan for both possibilities.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Once you are out of a burning building, stay out! Call the fire department from a neighbor’s home or cell phone.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Pick a safe place where family could gather if a tornado is coming. It could be a basement even a center closet.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Hire a home inspector or architect to find out what structural improvements could reduce damage from disasters.

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Take this quiz to find out your preparedness quotient http://www.whatsyourrq.org/

RedCross: Today’s Preparedness Tip: Keep all your emergency numbers posted by your phones and show your kids how to use them.

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