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Energy Saving Tips from the Departmant of Energy (DoE) - TIPS
Weather the Storm... Be Prepared!
Families should be prepared for all hazards that could affect their area. NOAA's National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the American Red Cross urge every family to develop a family disaster plan. Where will your family be when disaster strikes? They could be anywhere - at work, at school, or in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Disaster may force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services - water, gas, electricity, or telephones - were cut off? Follow these basic steps to develop a family disaster plan...
Gather information about hazards - Meet with your family to create a plan - Impliment your plan
- Contact you local National Weather Service office, emergency management office, and American Red Cross chapter. Find out what type of disasters could occur and how you should respond. Learn your communities warning signals and evacuation plans.
- Discuss the information you have gathered. Pick two places to meet: a spot outside your home for an emergency, such as fire and a place away from your neighborhood in case you can't return home.
- Choose an out-of-state friend as your "family check-in contact" for everyone to call if the family gets separated. Discuss what you would do if advised to evacuate.
- Post emergency telephone numbers by phones.
- Install safety features in your house, such as smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
- Inspect your home for potential hazards(such as items that can move, fall, break, or catch fire) and correct them.
- Have your family learn basic safety measures, such as CPR and first aid; how to use a fire extinguisher; and how and when to turn off water, gas and electricity in your home.
- Teach children how and when to call 911 or your local Emergency Medical Services number.
- Keep enough supplies in your home to meet your needs for at least three days. Assemble a disaster supplies kit with items you may need in case of an evacuation.
- Store supplies in sturdy, easy-to-carry containers, such as backpacks or duffle bags. Keep important family documents in a waterproof container. Keep smaller disaster items in the trunk of your car.
- Practice and maintain your plan. Ask questions to make sure your family remembers meeting places, phone numbers, and safety rules.
- Conduct drills.
- Test your smoke detectors monthly and change the batteries two times each year. Test and recharge your fire extinguishers according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Replace stored water and food every six months.
A Disaster Supplies Kit Should Include:
A three day supply of water (one gallon per person per day) and food that won't spoil, one change of clothing and footwear per person, one blanket or sleeping bag per person, a first aid kit, including prescription medicines, emergency tools, including battery-powered NOA Weather Radio and a portable radio, fladhlight, and plenty of extra batteries, an extra set of car keys and a credit card or cash, special items for an infant, elderly, or disabled family members.
Article and information provided by www.weather.gov
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While looking to a future of promise and positive potential, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska  also honors the past when it was the steward for and dependent upon the resources of more than 126,000 acres of land and water in northeast Nebraska. Those resources sustained the Ponca Tribal people for hundreds of years.
While the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska recognizes that the environment will never return to the near pristine condition it enjoyed in pre-contact time, the Tribe also realizes that the survival of its culture is directly linked to the health of that environment. Because of that, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska uses its Tribal Environmental Plan (with the approval of EPA Region VII) to assist in protecting and enhancing its current Tribal environment.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Environmental Protection Department of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is to promote, maintain, and protect the health of the water, land, and air within the Service Areas of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to ensure the continued health and welfare of its Tribal Members and culturally relevant plants and animals.
PTN COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
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Radon is a radioactive gas found in homes across the U.S., including Nebraska.
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For recycling to work, everyone needs to participate in every phase of the loop. From government and industry to organizations, small businesses, and people at home, every American can make recycling a part of their daily routine.
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Start with a light bulb: http://www.onebillionbulbs.com/
Find your local Extension Office: http://lancaster.unl.edu/office/locate.shtml
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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Environmental Protection Department
P.O. Box 288
Niobrara, NE 68760
402.857.3391
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