let’s get ready ! emergency preparedness part 2 – supplies and equipment southwest...

Let’s Get Ready !

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Part 2 – Supplies and Equipment

Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.

Empowering Citizens since 1978

Make A First Aid Kit

• Step 1 is to prepare your own emergency kit for your home, car and workplace.

First Aid Kit Contents

• Disinfectants (Soap)• Sterile Pads (Eye)• Roller Gauze• Paper Tape• Band Aids• Elastic Bandages• Antibiotic ointment• Aspirin / Tylenol

• Tweezers / Needle• Scissor / Safety Pins• Eye Dropper• Disposable Gloves (2)• Thermometer• Pen and Note Paper• Phone Numbers • First Aid Guide

Remember

Include a small supply of any important prescription or non-prescription drugs

used by family members

Antacids Laxatives Blood Pressure Pills

Insulin Rx for Allergies

2. MAKE A FAMILY PLAN

1. Plan for Family Members to have Escape Routes from the House

2. Decide where to Reunite

3. Identify out-of-area “Contact” Person

4. Prepare Copies of Important Documents for Storage Off-Site or on Portable Disk

Family Member Escape Plan

Ensure that each family member KNOWS TWO ESCAPE ROUTES from each

room

Family Member Escape Plan

PRACTICE

Decide Where to Reunite

Choose Two Places

1. Outside Your Home in Neighborhood

2. Outside your Neighborhood

» In a Park

» In an Open Area

Identify an Out of Area Contact Person

Designate a friend or relative to

be a focal contact

to link family

Safeguard Copies of Important Documents

Important Documents

• Passport• Drivers License• Financial Statements• Deeds• Birth Certificates

Safer Storage Sites

• Safe Deposit Box• Out-of-Town Friends

or Relatives• The “Cloud”• Flash Drives • Wills

3. Organize to “Shelter in Place”

Other “Shelters in Place”

Office After Quake Car Isolated in Snow

Organize to “Shelter in Place”

Plan to be self-sufficient in your home with limited or no utilities (gas, electricity, water) for a minimum of 3 days and

possibly much longer

Organize your Home Supplies

» Food / Water

» Clothing / Bedding

» Cooking / Heating

» Radio / Communication

» Tools/Minor House Repair

» Sanitation Supplies

Organize your Food and Water

Accessible Supplies:

1) Use familiar dried, packaged and canned foods from your everyday stock

2) Energy bars and high protein snacks

3) Store 1 gallon water per person per day

4) Water purification tablets or bleach

Basic Camping Supplies

Communications

• Battery operated radio and batteries

• HAM or FSR radio

• Hand crank phone chargers

Organize your HomeTools and Supplies

1. Ladder, wheelbarrow, rake

2. Claw hammer, nails, screwdriver & screws, pliers, crow bar

3. Heavy duty staple gun, staples

4. Plastic sheeting and tarps

5. Adjustable wrenches, sledge hammer

6. Plywood, electrical tape, duct tape

Organize Home Supplies for Sanitation Needs:

1. Dish soap, hand sanitizers, baby wipes

2. Paper towels

3. Plastic garbage sacks

4. 5-gallon buckets toilets

(Compostable “kitty litter”)

See: www.plush.org

Sanitary Waste Yard Disposal

Prepare a “Shelter in Place” KitStore in Safe Place

Large Rolling Carts Make Good Storage Containers for Emergency

Supplies

Store Supplies in Safe Place

Outdoor garage or shed Is ideal

Ideal is to split suppliesbetween two locations

** Earthquake may makebasements inaccessible

4. Plan to Evacuate Quickly

Plan to Evacuate Quickly

Prepare a “GO Bag”

Prepare a “Go Bag”

• Trail mix, energy bars• Portable Radio• Small First Aid Kit• Whistle / Flash Light• Personal Hygiene

Supplies • Cash in small bills of

at least $50 per person

• Layers of warm clothing and hat

• Sturdy Shoes• Dust Mask• Copy of Important

Documents• List of emergency

numbers

Plan to Evacuate Quickly

Store the “Go Bag” in safe and accessible place

1. Outdoor Shed

2. Garage

Trunk of Car !!

Children ?

Children Books

Children Toys

Pets?

Make a “Go Bag” for Pets

• Leashes• Muzzles• Food and Water• Feeding bowls• Medicines• Copy of Immunization

Records• Pet carriers• Toys & treats that your

pet is familiar with

Watch for Expiration Dates

• For all stored food and medical supplies it is important to watch expiration dates and rotate supplies accordingly

• Check batteries regularly: flashlights etc

Specific Emergency Response House Fire

• Exit House Fast• Use Escape Plan• Do Not Go Back

Inside• Assemble Family at

Planned Spot to Reunite

Specific Emergency ResponseEarthquake

Earthquake

Go to Interior area

Get Under Sturdy Furniture

Drop, Cover and Hold

Specific Emergency Response

TSUNAMI • Higher Ground Immediately

• Follow Routes

Get Additional Training

• First Aid • CPR• CERT Training

Supported by Grant Funds City of Portland and the generous time of

the SNWI Public Safety Committee

Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.

Empowering Citizens since 1978