General Questions:

1. What is the Red Cross' role in times of conflict?

2. What should I do to prepare my family/school/business for a disaster?

3. Where can I buy a disaster preparedness kit?

4. What do I need to include in my disaster preparedness kit?

5. How do I handle the fears and concerns of my children/students?

6. How can I send cards, letters, or toiletries to U.S. troops?

7. How do I become a Red Cross volunteer?

8. I have a general question that isn't answered here.

Shelter-in-place Questions:

1. Will anyone tell me to stay in my home or leave the area?

2. What are the most important points to remember in case we are told to "shelter-in-place"?

3. Does the Red Cross recommend stocking duct tape and plastic sheeting?

4. I’m confused about this duct tape and plastic sheeting recommendation.
   Am I supposed to seal my whole house and do it now? How much do I need?
   Is plastic really going to stop a chemical agent?
   What kind of plastic sheeting should I use?

5. Do I need a safe room? What is a safe room?

6. How much time do I have to get to the room that I have selected in which to shelter-in-place once I hear of an attack?

7. Do I need to put towels under my door? Should they be wet?

8. If I seal off my rooms and vents, how will I breathe? 
   How long should I anticipate being in the room in which I am sheltering-in-place?

9. Is the room in which to shelter-in-place a bathroom?

10. What about whole house air filtration systems?

11. I have a question about sheltering-in-place that isn't answered here.

  

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