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var today_obj=new Date()
var today_date=today_obj.getDate()

var tips=new Array()
//Configure the below variable to contain the "header" of the tip
var tiptitle='<h3><b>Your Disaster Prevention Tip of the Day</b></h3>'

//Configure the below array to hold the 31 possible tips of the month
tips[1]='Store Critical Documents such as drivers licenses, passports, insurance papers, car registration and many other legal documents to help you get on your feet quicker after a disaster.'
tips[2]='Create a home inventory to provide an accurate listing of all your belongings and speed your insurance claims process. Add pictures to document your belongings.'
tips[3]='Create a <a href="handbook.html">Family Emergency Plan</a> so your family knows how to react as safely as possible when a disaster strikes. Plan how family members will communicate effectively with each other, choose safe meeting places if you cannot go home, and evacuate safely if necessary.'
tips[4]='Know and post the TV and radio stations that broadcast official emergency and weather information.'
tips[5]='A few of the things a disaster kit should include are: <a href="firstaidkits.php">First aid kit</a>, Three day supply of <a href="food.php">non-perishable food</a>, <a href="shelter-products.php">Bedding or sleeping bags</a>, <a href="lighting-flashlights.php">Flashlights and batteries</a>, money, checks or credit cards, <a href="sanitary-toilets.php">toiletries</a>, <a href="water.php">water (one gallon per person per day)</a>, name, address and telephone number of out-of-area contact, <a href="communications-radios.php">battery-operated radio.</a>'
tips[6]='<a href="automotive.php">Your car</a> should have the following: Maps, Shovel, Flares, Tire repair kit and pump, Booster cables, Fire extinguisher (5 lb., A-B-C type), Bottled water and nonperishable high energy foods such as granola bars, raisins and peanut butter.'
tips[7]='Find the safe spots in your home for each type of disaster.'
tips[8]='Pick one out-of-state and one local <a href="handbook.html">Family Emergency Plan</a> friend or relative for family members to call if separated during a disaster (it is often easier to call out-of-state than within the affected area).'
tips[9]='Take a basic first aid and CPR class.'
tips[10]='Keep about <a href="water.php">three gallons of water</a> on hand per person. Pickup a few water purification tablets at a camping supply store. In the event you can not generate heat and boil water these tablets may provide the only way to make drinking water safe.'
tips[11]='Ramen noodles is a cheap way to store several days worth of carbs and necessary fats. Add a little water and you have a meal in a real crunch. Hey, if college kids can live off these things, you could in a pinch.'
tips[12]='In an emergency situation, Gatorade can be a great way to replenish salts and electrolytes robbed by dehydration.'
tips[13]='<a href="lighting-candles.php">Waterproof matches.</a> Along with a torch lighter or two, waterproof matches may be your best bet for lighting candles, fires or a grill.'
tips[14]='<a href="communications-other.php">Whistles</a> are great to carry along on hikes because they can make a lot of noise without wasting a lot of energy. They are also good to keep at home in case of a structural collapse as a way of communicating with rescuers.'
tips[15]='<a href="tools-handtools.php">Swiss army knife.</a> Many of these have multiple tools such as screw drivers, corkscrews and bottle opener, in addition to a variety of cutting tools. '
tips[16]='<a href="firstaidkits.php">First aid kit.</a> Every home should have a well-stocked first aid kit.'
tips[17]='<a href="food.php">Protein bars.</a> Inexpensive way to store individually wrapped servings of protein.'
tips[18]='A wad of small bills, mostly ones and fives. Stores would soon run out of change and most vending machines only take small bills.'
tips[19]='Don’t forget <a href="pet-kits.php">pet food.</a> Cats and dogs need to eat too!'
tips[20]='Eliminate or mitigate falling or flying hazards:  including <a href="fasteners.php">bolting bookcases and tall furniture to wall studs</a>, installing latches on cupboards, strapping water heater, redecorate your space for safety.'
tips[21]='If inside during an earthquake, stay inside, away from windows and objects that could fall, and DROP under a table or desk, COVER your head, and HOLD ON.'
tips[22]='If outside during an earthquake move to a clear area away from buildings, breaking glass, signs, trees, telephone lines, and electric lines or poles, and drop to the ground.'
tips[23]='<a href="water.php">Bottled water – 1 gallon per person per day for 3-7 days</a>, more if for sanitation. AND Canned/dried food sufficient for 3-7 days per person in the family.'
tips[24]='Note: Rotate food and water into normal meals to keep fresh supply. Canned goods typically have a one year normal shelf life. Water: rotate every six months (Use water for sanitation if beyond expiration date).'
tips[25]='If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed.'
tips[26]='Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strongly supported, loadbearing doorway.'
tips[27]='If you are trapped after a disaster tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.'
tips[28]='Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.'
tips[29]='If you are out in the open diring a tornado lie flat in a depression or ditch, face down with your hands covering your head. Beware of possible flooding. Do not seek shelter under a bridge or overpass; you are safer in a low and flat location. '
tips[30]='Dispose or eat all perishable foods, 12 hours before a major storm. When the power goes out, your refrigerator will stop working, and any meat, dairy, or anything that needs to be refrigerated, will spoil. '
tips[31]='<a href="tools-generators.php">Emergency generators</a> do produce carbon monoxide. Make sure to place them outdoors.'

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