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Emergency Management

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1. Where can I get information on Influenza, both seasonal and H1N1

You can find information on the Minnesota Department of Health website page entitled Influenza Basics. The site answers questions on: Ways to fight the Flu, All About the Flu, What you should do if you get sick, and Family Preparedness and Influenza Resources. More...

2. What is Pandemic Influenza?

Pandemic Influenza is a very large outbreak of flu, usually affecting the entire world. A pandemic can happen when ever there is a major change in the virus that causes the flu.

When a major change occurs, most people will have little of no immunity to the new virus. Unlike the regular flu, one of these new "pandemic" viruses can show up at any time of the year, and we probably won't have a vaccine for it - at least not right away. Antiviral drugs may or may not work, and they may be in short supply. The resulting wave of illness can spread rapidly across the globe, making millions of people ill. To learn more about pandemic flu visit MN Dept. of Health

3. How can I prepare my family for an emergency situation or disaster?

1. Purchase an all hazards alert radio, or a weather alert radio, and use it to obtain severe weather warnings and information.
2. Talk to your family members and friends about how you will respond to emergency situations.
3. Prepare a personal or family disaster kit containing essential medications, supplies, and equipment.
4. Volunteer to become a member of a disaster volunteer agency.

4. How can I receive Air Quality Notifications?

As of July 1st, 2008 the MPCA is delivering Air Quality Notifications via EnviroFlash. EnviroFlash delivers air quality forecasts and MPCA issued Air Pollution Health Alerts directly to you via email or text message. EnviroFlash gives you instant air quality information that you can customize for your own needs, allowing you to protect the health of yourself and your family. To sign up log into More...

5. What is a 100 year flood?

The term "100-year flood" is misleading. It is not the flood that will occur once every 100 years. Rather, it is the flood elevation that has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded each year. Thus, the 100-year flood could occur more than once in a relatively short period of time. The 100-year flood, which is the standard used by most Federal and state agencies, is used by the NFIP as the standard for floodplain management and to determine the need for flood insurance. A structure located within a special flood hazard area shown on an NFIP map has a 26 percent chance of suffering flood damage during the term of a 30-year mortgage.