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By now, you have your disaster kit built and you've developed your disaster plan and practiced it. You're ready for any disaster that may strike! Right? Wrong?

Part of any good plan should incorporate information flow. How will you get information to know what first responders are doing so you will know what you and your family will need to do yourself? How will you know what areas have particular hazards caused by the disaster?

Severe weather disasters can include downed power lines, frozen roads, and flooded streams as well as cause hazardous materials to be released in your area. Staying informed is the final key to survival. A kit or plan alone will not save you. Only when you have the final piece to the puzzle can you say that you are prepared.

For more information go to uab.edu/emergency.