KnoWhat2Do. Teaching Children About Dialing 9-1-1
The news is full of warm and fuzzy tales about toddlers saving their parents’ lives by dialing 9-1-1. Not reported are all the times children dial the number in play or by lack of understanding of its uses. Using the service responsibly benefits all North Central Texans. Children can dial, and get help, if they KnoWhat2Do.
The KnoWhat2Do disaster preparedness program encourages parents to teach 9-1-1 usage to their children. Many times, children can dial the number but can’t answer simple questions that will help the dispatcher gather critical information. Some children can’t even dial the number because they haven’t been shown how.
Through North Central Texas’ KnoWhat2Do program, and associated Web site www.KnoWhat2Do.com, parents will find the steps to teach their children proper 9-1-1 usage. They will also find reminders about improper use and its consequences. The Web site outlines talking points to help children address their fears and know the facts. It also has a clear list of information parents should help their children memorize.
We encourage Richardson citizens to protect themselves and their families by educating their families. Their safety and survival depend on whether they KnoWhat2Do. Learn more at www.KnoWhat2Do.com and www.cor.net/ep. Think. Prepare. Act.
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Emergency Management System
A system of organized analysis, planning, decision-making and assignment of resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effect of all hazards that affect our community.
Principal Objectives
It is the responsibility of the city of Richardson Emergency Management office to preserve, maintain, and/or reconstitute civic government ability to carry out the executive, legislative, and judicial process under the threat of occurrence of any emergency or major disaster that could disrupt normal daily operations.
Its primary day-to-day operation is to identify and to mitigate the effects of natural, technological, environmental emergencies in so far as possible by means of preparing for and responding and recovering from their effects on the community.
Goals of Emergency Management
To ensure the continuity of Government, to coordinate emergency preparedness efforts, to establish, coordinate, and manage the emergency operations center, manage effective and efficient recovery efforts of government, and maintain contact with the citizens its serves.
Regional Public Education Program
In case of emergency, KnoWhat2Do! We face many potential hazards here in North Central Texas, and there are many skilled and caring emergency professionals ready to help if and when disaster strikes. But you are your own best protection. The KnoWhat2Do Web site, developed through the collaboration of our North Central Texas regional governments, will teach you how to Think, Prepare and Act to protect your personal safety and the safety of those around you.
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