NEW EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEBSITE
FOR THE CITIZENS OF STAMFORD

The City of Stamford has launched a new Emergency Preparedness Website for the Citizens of Stamford: www.bepreparedstamford.org.

In the weeks following the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, the Mayor, along with the City of Stamford’s Office of Public Safety, Health and Welfare, conducted a table top exercise and assessed how the City can better prepare for an emergency event. Informing residents on how to prepare for such an event was a critical component during this exercise and, as a result, the creation of an emergency website was introduced.

It is imperative that the public have the necessary information they will need during an emergency situation. It could take time for the City and local citizens to receive assistance from the State or Federal governments during an emergency.

www.bepreparedstamford.org/Text/Default.html, a special “text-only” version of the website, is also available and is linked to the www.bepreparedstamford.org home page at the very top.

Now people who are blind or in need of “screen reader” technology will also have full access to the information. It will also benefit people who are on a slow connection because the information is text-only and loads very rapidly on any internet browser. We must be prepared to respond as a community and this website will assist our citizens in this effort.

The website provides citizens with information on how to prepare for various types of emergencies, such as how individuals and families can plan for emergencies; how to assemble an emergency kit; and information about various emergency events. The site will also provide emergency contact information along with the ability to email questions regarding emergency preparedness. The site contains information on various emergency topics pertinent to our area, including hurricane information, power outages and possible influenza pandemic. There will be emergency contact numbers for specific matters, as well as links to other helpful websites.

This site is among the most comprehensive in the State and is designed specifically to assist citizens in preparing for emergencies. Even more importantly, the site will help citizens cope during an actual emergency event because it will relay essential information that could save lives.

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