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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Gloria Schick from Washington State spoke to us last night. Here are some of the highlights of what she said.
I can't put all she said- if you missed it you really did miss a great amount of info. I will try to get the hightlights in here for you.
Gloria and her family lived though the Mt. Saint Helen's disaster, which was 31 years ago. She had 3-4 minute warning that the ash was coming. She could see a black cloud coming toward her home. They got the kids in the house, closed windows, flues, and any other openings to the house as best as they could to keep the ash out. Then they put breathers, masks, goggles, hats, etc on to protect themselves. They could not go outside for about 4 days. When they could go out they had to shovel the ash off everything, even the roof of their house. There was lots of cleaning to be done. (tools) The ash stayed for about 4 years before they could see the dirt again. They used foam and soaked it in motor oil and put that over the intake of the engine of their car so that the car would continue to work. They needed insulated clothes because the sun could not get through the ash and the temperature went down to -90 degrees! Heat source is very important! If your home was built before 1985 make sure it is attached to a foundation. Have a way to turn off your gas to the house. Make sure you have water, food, clothing, fuel stored. By your bed, keep the following items: thick soled shoes that glass will not get though, socks, leather gloves, whistle, goggles, light source, crowbar, and duct tape. These things can go into a cloth bag and tape to the side or under the bed so they don't get thrown away from you in an earthquake. Or tape to the wall next to the bed. Anchor things to the wall so they don't fall. Be careful not to get injured if possible. You can't help yourself or anyone else if you are injured. ER will be overwhelmed so going there will not be much help. Have 1st aid kits ready, as well as any meds you may need. The first response team is YOU! Think about things you use daily and store those items. When stressed your body needs good nutrition. Eat well!! Carbs/Protein for energy. Have basics of food, water, heat, and a way to cook. Store vitamins. Don't store things in one place incase you can't get to that place. Most men are working miles from home, but the youth are usually within a few miles from home while in school. Train the youth to be ready to respond, especially the young men. They should know how to find escape routes, use first aid, chop wood, wrap car engines with foam/motor oil, turn off gas to homes, use knifes, ropes, make fires, etc. Young women can help with these things as well. Keep some supplies in your car at all times. Have a fire extingusher, sleeping bags, 72 hour kits, extra eye glasses, meds, heat source, ladder to get from upper rooms of the house. Empower yourself by being prepared! "What makes the difference from a crisis mode to an alert mode is preparedness". Don't count on anyone else for your survival-not a friend, neighbor, church or government. They may not be there for you. YOU can count on YOU only! Be Ready!!!
I can't put all she said- if you missed it you really did miss a great amount of info. I will try to get the hightlights in here for you.
Gloria and her family lived though the Mt. Saint Helen's disaster, which was 31 years ago. She had 3-4 minute warning that the ash was coming. She could see a black cloud coming toward her home. They got the kids in the house, closed windows, flues, and any other openings to the house as best as they could to keep the ash out. Then they put breathers, masks, goggles, hats, etc on to protect themselves. They could not go outside for about 4 days. When they could go out they had to shovel the ash off everything, even the roof of their house. There was lots of cleaning to be done. (tools) The ash stayed for about 4 years before they could see the dirt again. They used foam and soaked it in motor oil and put that over the intake of the engine of their car so that the car would continue to work. They needed insulated clothes because the sun could not get through the ash and the temperature went down to -90 degrees! Heat source is very important! If your home was built before 1985 make sure it is attached to a foundation. Have a way to turn off your gas to the house. Make sure you have water, food, clothing, fuel stored. By your bed, keep the following items: thick soled shoes that glass will not get though, socks, leather gloves, whistle, goggles, light source, crowbar, and duct tape. These things can go into a cloth bag and tape to the side or under the bed so they don't get thrown away from you in an earthquake. Or tape to the wall next to the bed. Anchor things to the wall so they don't fall. Be careful not to get injured if possible. You can't help yourself or anyone else if you are injured. ER will be overwhelmed so going there will not be much help. Have 1st aid kits ready, as well as any meds you may need. The first response team is YOU! Think about things you use daily and store those items. When stressed your body needs good nutrition. Eat well!! Carbs/Protein for energy. Have basics of food, water, heat, and a way to cook. Store vitamins. Don't store things in one place incase you can't get to that place. Most men are working miles from home, but the youth are usually within a few miles from home while in school. Train the youth to be ready to respond, especially the young men. They should know how to find escape routes, use first aid, chop wood, wrap car engines with foam/motor oil, turn off gas to homes, use knifes, ropes, make fires, etc. Young women can help with these things as well. Keep some supplies in your car at all times. Have a fire extingusher, sleeping bags, 72 hour kits, extra eye glasses, meds, heat source, ladder to get from upper rooms of the house. Empower yourself by being prepared! "What makes the difference from a crisis mode to an alert mode is preparedness". Don't count on anyone else for your survival-not a friend, neighbor, church or government. They may not be there for you. YOU can count on YOU only! Be Ready!!!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Emergency Preparedness Fair
The fair was held on April 30th and was a great success. Over 700 people attended. Those that were there got to sample food made from stored items, watch dutch over cooking, see the police dogs demo the things that they do on the job, see the inside workings of emergency vehicles, watch shortwave radios work, have opportunities to see many products on display and demostrations of how they work and so much more.
If you didn't get a chance to come you really missed out! Mark your date for April 28th 2012 for the next one so you don't miss it also.
The fair was held on April 30th and was a great success. Over 700 people attended. Those that were there got to sample food made from stored items, watch dutch over cooking, see the police dogs demo the things that they do on the job, see the inside workings of emergency vehicles, watch shortwave radios work, have opportunities to see many products on display and demostrations of how they work and so much more.
If you didn't get a chance to come you really missed out! Mark your date for April 28th 2012 for the next one so you don't miss it also.
The City of Fruit Heights is starting to hold Emergency Prep Classes...... once a month. Please watch for the announcements for these classes. The speakers they have lined up appear to be really good and informative.
The first speaker is Dennis Rasmussen. Dennis is very knowledgeable on Disaster Preparedness and will be very interesting to hear. He speaks on May 19th at the City Building in the council room at 7pm. Please attend, I know you will be glad you did.
The second speaker is Tim Wolfe. Tim spoke all over Utah. We are very fortunate to have him come to Fruit Hts. to speak to us. He will be here on June 12th at 7 pm in the City Building in the council room. Again, please mark you calenders for this event. It will be one you will not forget!
If you have questions about these classes call the City building.
The first speaker is Dennis Rasmussen. Dennis is very knowledgeable on Disaster Preparedness and will be very interesting to hear. He speaks on May 19th at the City Building in the council room at 7pm. Please attend, I know you will be glad you did.
The second speaker is Tim Wolfe. Tim spoke all over Utah. We are very fortunate to have him come to Fruit Hts. to speak to us. He will be here on June 12th at 7 pm in the City Building in the council room. Again, please mark you calenders for this event. It will be one you will not forget!
If you have questions about these classes call the City building.
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