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A medical helicopter gets an inspection by local officials. Photo Courtesy Dryden Fire Department.
Emergency Preparation
An important thing you can do to help yourself, your family, and your community before an emergency is to be prepared. If you prepare well, you can avoid injury or extensive property damage.
Additional Resources
American Red Cross - Many resources for volunteering and training
Red
Cross Disaster Preparedness - Created in conjunction with the Center
for Disease Control. Very informative.
FEMA - Disaster preparedness
and hazard mitigation information
Department of Homeland Security -
Federal government organization focusing on terrorism and bio terrorism
New York State
Emergency Management Office - (SEMO)
Tompkins County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan - Tompkins County, in conjunction with the Towns of Caroline, Danby, Enfield, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing, and Ulysses are developing this plan.