{"id":358,"date":"2018-07-16T01:45:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T01:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:02:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:02:31","slug":"disaster-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/disaster-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Muhlenberg County Health Department<\/h1>

Community Preparedness & MRC<\/h1>

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Emergencies can happen with little to no warning, help your family prepare for when disaster strikes.<\/p>

Families should work together to build a kit so their family can survive for the first 72 hours following a disaster because it may take a while for help to arrive.\u00a0 This includes basic items such as fresh water, medications, food, and more.\u00a0 See https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kit<\/a><\/strong> to get started.<\/p>

Stay safe with weather alerts when you are on the go:\u00a0https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/mobile-app<\/a><\/strong> .<\/p>

The Western Ky Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a part of a nationwide group of medical and non-medical volunteers who assist public health by graciously donating their time and expertise.\u00a0 They serve to improve the health and safety of our communities during disasters and non-emergency events.\u00a0 Learn more at https:\/\/www.kentuckyhelps.com<\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>

DISASTER CHECKLIST<\/a><\/h2>

\"\"The potential disasters in the Muhlenberg County area include:<\/p><\/div>

1. Outbreak of a communicable disease either naturally or terrorism<\/div>
2. Flood<\/div>
3. Fire<\/div>
4. Chemical Spills\/Releases (either accidental or terrorism)
5.\u00a0Severe weather including thunderstorms, ice storms, tornadoes, extreme heat<\/div>
6. Severe Weather including Ice Storms, Tornados, Extreme Temperatures,<\/div>

There are many resources available to help you learn more and start your kit today.<\/p><\/div>

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https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/kyem.ky.gov\/Preparedness\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/disasters\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

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Muhlenberg County Health Department Community Preparedness Public Health threats are always present.\u00a0 The Muhlenberg County Health Department focuses on educating and protecting the health of Muhlenberg County from threats such as emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters and terrorism.\u00a0 \u00a0 Our goal is to educate the community on personal and family preparedness.\u00a0 \u201cSome disasters come with … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-358","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1240,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358\/revisions\/1240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}