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Featured Articles

1. Article number 1 - Prepare Now for Winter Weather
2. Article number 2 - SBA Loans Now Available
3. Article number 3 - IEMA Encourages People to Prepare for Earthquakes
4. Article number 4 - IEMA Releases New Broadcast Campaign Focusing on Functional Needs Emergency Preparedness
5. Article number 5 - Be Prepared: Radiation Safety

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  Prepare Now for Winter Weather

  Being unprepared for winter weather is not only inconvenient, it’s dangerous. That’s why the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging all residents to begin preparing for winter weather.
  
  

  • Health Advisory: Frostbite & Hypothermia
    
  • Winter Weather Preparedness Guide
    
  • Emergency Supply Checklist
    
  • Winter Storm Hazards
    
  • 11/2018: Winter Weather Preparedness Month
    
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  SBA Loans Now Available

  The state of Illinois continues to seek ways to support recovery efforts in Christian County after a late season tornado outbreak tore through central Illinois. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an SBA disaster declaration for Christian County. This declaration makes low-interest loans available to businesses and residents affected by the Dec 1 storm in Christian, Macon, Montgomery and Sangamon County.
  
  
  

  • State Agencies To Participate In Multi-Agency Resource Center This Weekend In Taylorville
    
  • After The Storm: Damage Assessments Begin In Christian County
    
  • State Requests SBA Damage Assessment
    

  
  
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  IEMA Encourages People to Prepare for Earthquakes

  An earthquake can strike anywhere and at any time. Will you be prepared? The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and local emergency management agencies are promoting earthquake preparedness throughout the month of February. Learn more about how the “Drop, Cover and Hold On” technique can prevent injuries during an earthquake, and the little things you can do around your house to be prepared if a seismic event were to occur.
  
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  IEMA Releases New Broadcast Campaign Focusing on Functional Needs Emergency Preparedness

  SPRINGFIELD – Personal preparedness for emergencies is important for everyone, particularly households with members who have disabilities, functional needs or may need assistance during an emergency. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) recently launched a new broadcast campaign to encourage people and caregivers to develop plans and assemble emergency supply kits to help them stay safe and well when disaster strikes.

  
  

  View/listen to the PSAs

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  Be Prepared: Radiation Safety

  SPRINGFIELD – While the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is widely recognized for its efforts in emergency preparedness and response to events such as floods, tornadoes and blizzards, the agency also administers more than two dozen nuclear and radiation safety programs that help protect public health and safety and the environment by preventing unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation, whether naturally-occurring or man-made.