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While There's Still Plenty of Room for Improvement, Many More American Families Now Have an Emergency-Preparedness Kit at Home
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(OPEN):
45-PERCENT OF U-S FAMILIES NOW HAVE AN EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS KIT AT
HOME--ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY THAT WAS CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF
G-E GENERATOR SYSTEMS, FOR THIS YEAR'S "NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
MONTH" [SEPTEMBER]. THAT'S A BIG INCREASE FROM LAST
YEAR'S FIGURE, OF 36-PERCENT. ALSO, THE SURVEY FINDS THAT
75-PERCENT OF FAMILIES TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN A
POWER-OUTAGE; THAT'S UP FROM 73-PERCENT, IN 2011. AMANDA GRANDY
IS WITH BRIGGS AND STRATTON--THE EXCLUSIVE-LICENSEE OF G-E
GENERATOR SYSTEMS...
(GRANDY):
"PROPERLY PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY-SITUATION, BEFORE IT OCCURS,
GOES A LONG WAY TO HELPING PARENTS--AND THEIR CHILDREN--STAY SAFE.
ACCORDING TO THIS YEAR'S SURVEY, MANY MORE FAMILIES HAVE AN
EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS KIT AT HOME--AND AN INCREASING MAJORITY TALK TO
THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN A POWER-OUTAGE. HOWEVER,
THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, ON BOTH COUNTS--AND WE
HOPE THAT FAMILIES ARE INSPIRED, DURING 'NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH',
TO START PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES."
(CLOSE):
FEMA'S "READY CAMPAIGN" URGES ALL FAMILIES TO HAVE
BOTH AN EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS KIT, AND AN EMERGENCY
FAMILY-COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, IN PLACE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"FACEBOOK"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"G-E-GENERATOR-SYSTEMS".
