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Introduction
and Purpose
The purpose of this
guide is
to assist those
who provide disaster safety information to the general public. The
information
presented is based on historical data for the United States and is
appropriate
for use in the United States and its territories. Some of the
information may
not apply to other countries. Users of this guide may include emergency
managers, meteorologists, teachers, disaster (natural and human-caused)
educators, public affairs/public relations personnel, mitigation
specialists,
media personnel, and communicators. If you would like more in-depth or
scientific information, please contact your local emergency management
office,
local National Weather Service office, local American Red Cross
chapter, state
geological survey office, state foresters office, or local fire
department.
The
organizations listed in the acknowledgements section recognize that it
is
important for all agencies to provide consistent disaster safety
messages. As a
result, relevant messages in this guide have been reviewed and approved
at the
national level by those organizations with expertise in those areas.
Many affiliates of these organizations
have
contributed to this guide, and their national organizations encourage
them and
their members to use the messages.
The
messages and the information that
supports them are intended to be used in educational presentations,
displays
and bulletin boards, print and electronic media, radio and television,
and any
other medium in which disaster safety is communicated to the public. |