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Team Firestopper – Preventing Fire Before They Start in Central California

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Fire remains one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths in California and the Nation and accounts for 90 percent of annual disaster responses by the American Red Cross. For those living in Central California, they are no exception. Due to the prevailing economic conditions in the Central Valley most homeowners and renters often do […]

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Better be prepared: Education, Organization and Preparation for Risk Reduction

The “Better Be Prepared” series is made up of 14 modules which have been drawn up in the Regional Centre of Reference in Community-Based Education for the Prevention of Disasters with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies through the Regional Representation for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and

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Expect the Unexpected and Facing Fear: Emergency preparedness in schools

To prepare the population to act safely during unexpected events, the Canadian Red Cross has developed the preparedness program “Expect the Unexpected” to get ready for emergencies. This preparedness program is intended for students, their parents, teachers and Canadian Red Cross facilitators who may be called upon to contribute in class. The objective of this

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Community Monitoring of Development Projects

DevelopmentCheck is a user driven and solution oriented online tool for citizen feedback on the transparency, participation and effectiveness of development projects. The community identifies priority development projects to monitor and then collects data on these through project site visits, beneficiary surveys, information requests and photos. They enter the data for each project monitored into

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Public Awareness and Public Education for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Guide

This guide is designed to help National Societies to plan and develop public awareness and public education efforts for disaster risk reduction. It supports two key IFRC documents – Strategy 2020 and A Framework for Community Safety and Resilience in the Face of Disaster Risk, and will help to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action

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Preparedness Lesson Plans

All hazard Preparedness Lesson Plans aimed at educators working with children from early childhood through to 18 years old, focussing on lessons to assist children and teenagers to prepare for all the consequences of emergencies. Download free copies from our website. All Hazard Lesson Plans http://www.redcross.org.au/schools.aspx

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