Southern California Firestorm: NOKR

Monday, November 17, 2008

Southern California Firestorm: NOKR

California fire Storm "Reconnecting Families and Individuals"

The Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) is California's Emergency Contact Registry. NOKR asking the public and the media to visit the following websites, the American Red Cross www.Redcross.org and if you're a disaster victim see (Safe and Well) on the Red Cross site, you can also search to see if your family is safe at this site.

NOKR has been listed on the California State website since 2004 at http://ca.gov listed under Living in CA (Next of Kin). NOKR continues to archive Emergency contact information daily as well as vital medical information. NOKR is a free resource for all Californians and emergency agencies.

If your family member is not listed and missing please register at the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) www.NOKR.org please also register the rest of your family for daily emergencies or national disasters such as this Firestorm. We do know that these events will happen daily; you'll be better prepared by registering with NOKR today as a proactive measure.

NOKR information will be passed on to area emergency officials responding to this disaster seeking emergency contacts for disaster victims.

National Next of Kin Registry
http://www.ca.gov/HomeFamily/Safety/Emergencies.html

US Governments Portal USA.gov (Under Family Services)
http://www.usa.gov/Government/State_Local/Health.shtml

NOKR National News

(NOKR) America’s central repository for Emergency Contact information is highly encouraging families and those with special needs to register their loved ones and friends who may be in the path of these fires or who may have lost their home.

NOKR is a National partner of the American Red Cross. If you are a disaster victim register at https://disastersafe.redcross.org you can
also search to see if your family is safe.

If your family member is not listed and missing please register at NOKR. Please also register the rest of your family for daily emergencies or national disasters such as this event.

The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased.

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How fires get their names

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Monday, November 17, 2008