“As military veterans we understand the value of readiness,” said Marty Conatser, National Commander of The American Legion. “As a country at war, it just makes good sense for every family to have a disaster plan and readiness kit with three days of food and supplies to survive potential natural disasters or terrorist caused catastrophic events.”

“We cannot stress enough the importance of being prepared for all types of emergencies, from natural disasters to terrorist attacks,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “Having a plan can make all the difference, as the recent flooding and ice storms across the country have shown. The time for individuals, families and businesses to plan is now, and to resolve to make readiness a priority for 2008.”

With more than 14,000 American Legion Posts across the Country, Legionnaires are encouraged to plan and conduct activities and events in September (Every Year) to highlight the inportance of emergency preparedness and promote individual involvement, such as first aid trainings, town hall meetings and much more. Posts may broaden their Community service outreach by getting involved with their local Citizen Corps Councils and by participating in Citizen Corps initiatives and programs.

The American Legion Post #155 Commander Jim Woodman said “it would be a good idea to have these emergency ready checklists on hand for the Veterans, Disabled and the citizens of Citrus County, lets order them and provide them to the people of Citrus County just in case of any type of disaster should hit. Said Woodman”

American Legion Post #155 will distribute emergency preparedness information that promotes emergency preparedness and this publication. American Legion Post #155 has ordered from Homeland Security over 1,000 of each of their brochures and handbooks for distribution in and around Citrus County and will be available soon at the Post for pickup or you can download a copy of brochures, checklists, booklets for Families, Businesses and for training aids to teach children.

Individuals interested in more information about family and business preparedness are encouraged to get this publication. For more tips on emergency preparedness and disaster relief please visit www.ready.gov . 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has made files for the Ready Campaign's publications available to the public to download at no cost. As a result, organizations can reproduce these materials and help expand the reach of this critical information. If you wish to place your organization's logo or mailing information on the publication, please download the customizable brochure back cover.

The below information is provided to all Veterans and Citizens of this Great Nation and has been prepared by FEMA and The Department of Homeland Security:

Individual & Family Publications

High-Resolution "Family Emergency Plan" Quadfold Brochure

This is a full-color, two-sided, quad-fold brochure. PDF format - 1.5Mb

Family Emergency Plan

US Letter - 8.5" x 12" This is a full-color, two-sided document. PDF format - 581 Kb

High-Resolution "Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now." Trifold Brochure

This is a full-color, two-sided, tri-fold brochure. PDF format - 6Mb

High-Resolution "Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now." Booklet
This is a full-color, 16 page booklet. PDF format, Web Version - 790Kb and ZIP Format, All Print Files - 67Mb

"Are You Ready?" Manual
This is a 204-page In-depth guide to citizen preparedness. PDF format - 20.6Mb and TXT format - 224Kb

Emergency Supply List
This download is a full-color, two-sided, tri-fold brochure. PDF format - 253 Kb

"Older Americans" Quad-fold Brochure
This is a full-color, two-sided, quad-fold brochure. PDF format - 3.3 Mb and 3.7 Mb

"Disablities and Special Needs" Quad-fold Brochure
This is a full-color, two-sided, quad-fold brochure. PDF format - 3.4 Mb and 3.75 Mb

"Information for Pet Owners" Trifold Brochure (Very helpful if you have to go to a shelter)!

This is a full-color, two-sided, tri-fold brochure. PDF format - 1.2 Mb

Ready Kids Publications

(A great way to teach a child about disasters in thier own way in making it fun for them to learn)

Ready Kids Activity Book

This is a full-color, two-page document. PDF format - 2.4 Mb

Ready Kids Stickers (Will Print on Sticker paper)

This is a full-color, 1-page document. PDF format - 800 Kb

Ready Kids Poster

This is a full-color poster. PDF format - 692 Kb

Ready Kids Teaching Guide
This is a full-color, 8-page document. PDF format - 456 Kb

Business Publications

"Every Business Should Have A Plan." Quad-Fold Brochure

This download is a 2-sided, 4-color quad-fold document. PDF format - 264 Kb

"Every Business Should Have A Plan." Booklet

This download is a 12 page book, full-color cover. PDF format - 6.7 Mb

General Business Poster

This is a one-page, full-color document,reminding business people to protect their business with an Emergency Preparedness Plan. PDF format - 223 Kb

Sample Business Emergency Plan

This download is a 7 page document, full-color cover. PDF format - 466 Kb

What Does It Cost?

This is a one-page document, covering the general costs to a business for disaster protection and a business continuity plan. PDF format - 128 Kb

Insurance Discussion Form

Use this form to discuss your insurance coverage with your agent. Having adequate coverage now will help your business recover more rapidly from a catastrophe. PDF format - 227 Kb

Computer Inventory Form

This is a one-page document, with table fields for hardware type, sizes, purchased date, serial number and cost. PDF format - 148 Kb