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10/12/2011 9:23 AM 

According to 1st Alert, 79% of families have a fire escape plan, but 51% have never practiced it, and 29% have only done so once.

The National Fire Protection Association recommends practicing your emergency escape routes twice annually. Other fire safety organizations promote monthly drills – as a way to bolster reaction times during a real emergency.

This likely should also hold for other preparedness plans for Vashon families – and businesses.

A Red Cross recent survey shows that 80% of Americans had taken at least one key preparedness step, such as:
• 47% assembled emergency kit
• 45% chosen out of town contact
• 24% practiced emergency plan
But only 12% of Americans are reasonably prepared for a disaster, as recommended by the Red Cross.

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