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Nearly 60% of Americans say they currently do not have a family emergency plan in case of a natural disaster or other emergency, according to a 2013 national survey conducted by the Ad Council. To encourage parents to engage their children in a conversation about preparing for emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, FEMA and the Ad Council created new PSAs as part of their Ready Kids campaign.

1. Call a family meeting and make a plan.
   Some disasters strike without any warning, and family members may not all be in the same place.  How will you get in touch with each other?  Where will you meet?  How will you get out of your house in case of a fire? What if your neighborhood is being evacuated?  It’s important to make a plan now so that you will know what to do, how to find each other, and how to communicate in an emergency.  Download the Make a Plan form below.   
    
2. Be prepared.  Build a kit.
   

The Fluvanna County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is a forum for public safety officials, industry, and the public to work together to identify and catalogue potential hazards, identify available resources, mitigate hazards when feasible, and write emergency plans.  The role of the LEPC is to anticipate and plan the initial response for foreseeable disasters in our community.  Response plans, developed with stakeholder participation, are reviewed annually.

The LEPC membership includes:

On March 18, 2015, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors adopted Chapter 8, Section 8-6 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Cost Recovery, of the Fluvanna County Code to defray costs and improve services associated with providing EMS transport services by collecting a user fee for emergency ambulance transports.

Fluvanna County’s EMS Cost Recovery program is a compassionate model that collects money for system operations from the people who receive services, with the vast majority of the revenues collected directly from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.

The Commonwealth of Virginia and your local government contribute significant funds to the CSA services. However, as of January 1996, Virginia law also requires you, as your child’s parent or legal guardian, to contribute toward the cost of some services based on income and other factors. Your case manager or the CSA Program Manager will discuss this with you in more detail and will assist you in obtaining the forms you will need.

The act requires that the following human service agencies work together to implement the CSA in the community:

• Department of Social Services
• Fluvanna County Public Schools
• Region Ten Community Services Board
• Fluvanna County Health Department
• Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court

In addition to these agencies, a Parent Representative, is appointed from the community. Above all, parental involvement is extremely important and welcome.