Preparedness Begins at home

1. Preparedness Begins at home Presented by Larry Cleek & Tracy Clare Emergency Preparedness

2. What would you do? If A tornado hits your county If a winter storm kills power to homes If flooding occurs in your community Are you prepared to care for your family

3. Are You Ready? Winter storms Tornados Floods Pandemic

4. New Jersey

5. Are You Ready? • L0ss of power • Gas lines • Dumpster diving • Violence • To respond to Shelters

6. Joplin Missouri Tornado Damage

7. Hurricane Katrina

8. Wildfires in Texas

9. Windstorm Ohio 2008

10. California Earthquake 1989

11. Overview • Personal Preparedness • Safe Water • Food Items for Kit • Non-food Items • Communications

12. Personal Preparedness Stock a 3 day supply of water and food, you and your family may have to wait several days for help in a large scale disaster. • Store at least one gallon of water per person per day • Add additional water if you have pets. • 1/4 the water is used for hygiene. • Store Food that will not spoil. • Store foods that don’t require refrigeration. • Foods that don’t require cooking are best, you want to conserve water for drinking. • Canned fruits contain liquid.

13. Making safe drinking water Boiling is the best • Hard boil for one minute • Use within 24 hours Chlorine Bleach (Unscented) • 8 drops of chlorine for clear water • 16 drops of chlorine for cloudy water • Wait one hour • After one hour water should have slight smell of chlorine • If not repeat process again

14. Multiple Water Storage Devices Canned water 5-gallon container 55-gallon container (30+ years)

15. Unique Items (WaterBOB) • 100 gallons of reserve water • Will last up to four weeks

16. Food items to consider including in your disaster supply kit include: • Ready-to-eat meats • Canned fruits, and vegetables • Canned or boxed juices and soups • high-energy foods like peanut butter, jelly, low-sodium crackers, granola bars, and trail mix

17. More food Suggestions • Cookies • Hard Candy • Powdered drink mixes • Cereals • Powdered Milk

18. Long Term Food Storage • Freeze Dried Items • Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) • 5-30 year shelf life

19. MRE Contents Main Dish Powdered Drink Mix Heater element Peanut Butter Jelly or squeeze cheese & crackers Hot Drink mix Cookie or cake

20. Medical supplies • Medical supplies for any chronic conditions • Rotate medications in kit regularly • Copies of prescriptions (and extra medication if possible) • First Aid Kit, Thermometer • Over-the-counter medications for fever, pain, diarrhea, etc. • Hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes.

21. What Would You Do?

22. Toilet paper Paper towels EmergencySupplies • Paper plates, plastic ware • Tissues • CERT/MRC gear • Flashlight • Manual can opener • Portable battery-powered radio • Spare batteries • Blankets • Matches w/ waterproof container • Soap • Alcohol-based hand sanitizer • Garbage bags Floating Dress

23. Example of Portable Radio • Digital AM/FM Weather Alert Radio • Powerful LED flashlight • Cell phone, MP3, MP4, Amazon KindleTM, Apple IpodTM, IpadTM, IPhoneTM and USB charger • Five way charger - Charge from a USB device (computer) - AC or wall power - DC or car charger - Hand crank - Solar panel

24. Pets Need Supplies Too • Water • Food • Favorite toy • Blanket/Bed • Cage/Carrier • Extra collar and leash • Medications for your pet • Know where pet friendly hotels are

25. Help your family get this information in your emergency kit. • Important phone numbers • Emergency cash • Family’s medications • Family members’ medical conditions • Wills, Mortgage, SS#, Credit cards • Maintain copies on a flash-drive

26. Seriously who would need cash? A line forms as the cashier uses a calculator to total orders at Ameristop convenience store Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 in Trenton, Ohio. The store had the doors locked and let in a few people at a time to get items as long as they paid with cash.

27. Have an established location for your family to meet if you get separated -School -Friends house -library • Have an out of town contact, in case phone lines are down locally -Grandma -Aunt or Uncle -Family friend • Charge cell phone daily • Watch for MRC/CERT response requests Meet Here

28. Your Personnel Preparedness If cell phone call is unable to get through try texting • Texting is a quick and easy way to send information in an emergency • You have 800-to-1 better chance of sending a message than making a phone call • Should be short message such as “imok” or “@ Gmas”

29. Place All emergency items in an easy to use kit. Keep any MRC/CERT gear in the same place • Keep the kit in a cool, dry place. • Store food items in airtight plastic bags or containers inside kit • Know the expiration dates for stored supplies and rotate as needed • Keep copies of Important Documents in kit • Don’t forget food and leashes for your pets

30. Preparedness on the Road • Hand warmer packets • Candles • Waterproof matches • Food/water • Folding shovel • Blanket • Flashlight • Whistle • Ice scraper • Cap, scarf, gloves • Cat litter • Extra Change of Clothes/Shoes

31. Don’t let this be your plan!

32. Questions