Friday, February 12, 2010

Are you ready?

I know a few years back they had a issue with thinking that the New Madrid fault was going to do something and we got a rider on our house insurance, came to find out the earthquakes were not covered under the present coverage.

FEMA Asks: Are You Earthquake Prepared?

from FEMA: News Releases

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Midwesterners expect and prepare for a variety of seasonal hazards such as extreme snow, ice, flooding, tornadoes and severe weather. But the non-seasonal threat of earthquakes may not register on every family’s hazard scale.

“Recent earthquakes, both domestic and abroad, illustrate the magnitude of devastation and destruction an earthquake can cause,” said Beth Freeman, Regional Administrator for FEMA Region VII.

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