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The Map Your Neighborhood program guides you and your neighbors through simple steps to help enhance your preparedness for an emergency. These steps will help you to quickly and safely take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives. It is designed to improve disaster readiness at the neighborhood level, 15-20 homes or a defined area that you can canvas in 1 hour. It teaches neighbors to rely on each other during the hours or days before fire, medical, police or utility responders arrive.
The tools
Be the leader that guides your neighborhood through the MYN preparation program for earthquakes, fires, and emergencies. Help your city bring back the neighborhood concept and also increase the value of your homes.
We have included the videos and booklets (to print) below so you can understand the program now and begin setting it up quickly. You can also contact your local Red Cross office to notify them that you are creating a MYN group. They provide a facilitator orientation course and will also send you a DVD with all of the videos and a package of well-designed booklets (called "shingles") to give to all of the participants.The information below is from the Washington State Emergency Management Division.
MYN can also be combined with a neighborhood watch program.
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Chapter 1
Introduction for Group at 1st Meeting
Chapter 2
Assumptions & Neighborhood Boundaries
Chapter 3
9 Steps Immediately Following a Disaster
Chapter 4
Identify Neighborhood Gathering Sites
Chapter 5
Identify Neighborhood Care Center
Chapter 6
Neighborhood Skills and Equipment
Chapter 7
Neighborhood Map
Chapter 8
Contact List
Chapter 9
Review Steps 1-7
Chapter 10
Teams at Neighborhood Gathering Site
Chapter 11
Next Steps
A prepared contact sheet of all your neighbors. Use this to keep track of those in your neighborhood, their kids - and don't forget pets! - in case of emergency.
1 - Launch
2 - Click Search at the top left to add the leader's address
3 - Zoom into your neighborhood
4 - Use a screen shot utility ( like Windows snipping tool ) to copy the area you need and print it.