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If a disaster or other emergency strikes your community, you may only have seconds or minutes to react. In those critical moments, your focus will be on your family's safety. Once the threat of harm has passed, having your homeowners or renters insurance policy, bank account information, and other household records and contacts will be very important as you begin the recovery process.
If a disaster or other emergency strikes your community, you may only have seconds or minutes to react. In those critical moments, your focus will be on your family's safety. Once the threat of harm has passed, having your homeowners or renters insurance policy, bank account information, and other household records and contacts will be very important as you begin the recovery process.
The nonprofit organization Operation HOPE, in partnership with FEMA, created the EFFAK in 2004 to help individuals and families collect and organize critical financial, medical, and household contact information. Details of FEMA's EFFAK will be reviewed throughout the month to help you get your EFFAK in order.
The nonprofit organization Operation HOPE, in partnership with FEMA, created the EFFAK in 2004 to help individuals and families collect and organize critical financial, medical, and household contact information. Details of FEMA's EFFAK will be reviewed throughout the month to help you get your EFFAK in order.
A certified copy of some documents may be required for official government or court purposes and for commercial purposes. Examples of document copies that may need to be certified include living wills, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, wills, trusts, titles, deeds, and certificates for stocks/bonds/investments.
Part of preparing for a disaster (whether it be flood, fire, earthquake, tornado, or hurricane) includes disaster-proofing your important documents--that is, making sure that after a disaster you have the information and documentation necessary to speed the recovery process. Preparing in this way also means you can focus on personal safety when it counts, and not worry about gathering documents at the last minute.
The EFFAK put together by FEMA and Operation Hope is an excellent source to guide individuals and families as they collect, organize, and protect critical financial, medical, and household contact information. This FEMA handout also includes interactive forms to help you prepare your EFFAK.
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