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Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find. Put in place a guardian/emergency contact if you may not be able to get your children at school. As you prepare your plan tailor your plans and supplies to your specific daily living needs and responsibilities.
The best way to help in your community is to be prepared. In-case you have to immediately evacuate your home, prepare a "go bag" for each person and your pets. Have at least two weeks supplies of food, water, medications and basic needs in case you are cut off from services and asked to remain in your home. Have a plan. Do your family members know meet up locations? Do you have an out of area contact that everyone knows to check in with in the event of a major disaster? Do you have a well stocked first aid kit in your home and vehicle? Plan today for your possible needs of tomorrow. It is always better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
1) Each person (and pet) in the family needs a backpack or duffel bag 2) Take photos of all the rooms in your home and your valuables. Store them on a flash drive, hard copy etc. and keep them in your bag. 3) Scan your important documents onto a flash drive to keep in your bag.
4) add essential items to your bag to help you get through a few days. Water, non-perishable food, hygiene needs, first aid needs, flashlight, batteries, clothes, boots, pet supplies, diapers etc. 5) pet crate AND leash ... pets get scared and will run no matter how much they love you, fear can take over. Having a secure crate for them with a toy and a blanket will help them stay safe and a bit less scared. 6) cash (ATMs may not work during a disaster.) 7) Glasses/contacts 8) Misc items:
Plan for Student Disaster ReleaseStudents will only be released to designated emergency contacts. Photo ID is required.
SUGGESTION: Review these procedures with your students and your designated guardians, emergency contacts. You may wish to give your school a longer list of emergency contacts authorized specifically for district-wide emergencies. For example, neighbors and parents of school friends. Be sure your contacts know how to reach you via phone/text/email. In the Northshore School District (NSD), Parentvue is used to keep all contact information and this will be used in the reunification process. |
Amateur radio operators (usually called HAM radios) are often the glue that hold communications together in an emergency. There are about 16,000 in Washington state. HAM radios can reach anywhere in the world without the issues linked to phone and cell service. In fact, emergency officials across the state depend on volunteers to keep them connected when disaster strikes. Learn More About Getting Licensed Bothell Thursday Nights 7:00PM 147.340MHz + 100.0 tone Kenmore NEMCO Sunday Nights 7:00PM 443.725MHz + 103.5 tone ALERTS - Communication AppsSign up for alerting systems:
• ALERT King County: www.kingcounty.gov/alert • AlertSeattle: alert.seattle.gov/ • Community Communications Network (CCN): www.kingcounty.gov/ccn
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Supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may have to evacuate at a moment's notice and take essentials with you.
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Save The Children - The Project
Get Ready Get Safe is a pioneering Save the Children initiative designed to help US communities prepare to protect and care for the most vulnerable among us in times of crisis. |
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Girl Scouts:Girl Scouts of Western Washington wants to make Emergency Preparedness fun for girls and volunteers. It is the intent of this patch program to take the fear away and replace it with empowered Girl Scouts! Through this patch program, it is our hope to encourage Girl Scouts to engage in building resilience at the neighborhood level. Once completed, Girl Scouts will not only have taken charge of their learning but will be prepared and capable of taking a leadership role in their families and communities about preparedness. Many in government agencies are surprised to learn that all Girl Scout leaders are required to be First Aid/CPR/AED certified. They do not realize that through our badge and journey programs, most girls have earned their First Aid badge. Many of our older girls have earned Shelter Management and Wilderness First Aid Certificates. In a large-scale disaster, and even in a smaller event, Girl Scouts can play a role in resilience and recovery. The requirements for this patch program can be done individually, as a family, or as a troop. You do not need to do this on your own; however, there are lots of folks in your community who can help. Don’t be afraid to reach out to your County Department of Emergency Management, local Fire or Police Department, the American Red Cross, or even your local veterinarian.
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Prepping Pillowcases for Emergencies with American Red CrossAt the Pillowcase Project, kids, ages 8 to 11, decorated pillowcases for use in an emergency supplies kit. Parents were also encouraged to join the fun. The American Red Cross (ARC) hosts fun events like this to help kids prepare for disasters. The Pillowcase Project was inspired by Loyola University students during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A Red Cross official saw students carrying their things in pillowcases and came up with the idea for the project. Now sponsored by Walt Disney Co., Pillowcase Project resources are used in schools around the country. Kett used games to act out disasters that might occur in the Washington State area. He first asked the students how they would respond in an emergency. He then helped them understand the right actions to take. The children also got an activity book to help them start a family emergency plan and build a personal emergency supplies kit. It is easy to build an emergency supplies kit with a pillowcase. The American Red Cross suggests adding a flashlight, food that will not go bad, water, and a comforting item such as a stuffed animal. You can learn more about The Pillowcase Project and other preparedness tools here. If you have any questions about The Pillowcase Project, please contact your local Red Cross location. For more information on how to plan ahead for natural disasters, visit https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan and https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan. You can find the original article about the Pillowcase Project event here If you would like to request The Pillowcase Project for your 3rd-5th graders, please fill out the Presentation Request Form. If you have additional questions about The Pillowcase Project, please contact Myisha Aban, Regional Youth Services Specialist at (916) 993-7083 or [email protected]. |
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"Amanda Ripley's new book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why, is the thinking person's manual for getting out alive. In moments of total disaster - plane crashes or terrorist attacks - something happens in our brains that affects the way we think. We behave differently, often irrationally. Consider the World Trade Center workers who, on Sept. 11, dithered at their desks, calling relatives, turning off computers and pondering which mementos to rescue from their desks even as the doomed jets burned above their heads." Read the rest of the NPR Review.
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)FEMA-based curriculum designed to teach adults of all ages and abilities how to help themselves, their families, and their neighbors during a disaster when police, fire, and medical services are overwhelmed.
CERT Training teaches you to:
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Go Bag, Bug Out Bag, 72 Hour Comfort Kit... no matter what you call it, everyone should have a portable cache of supplies ready to take with them in case of unexpected evacuation.
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