So, how was life at your home last week when the power was out for several hours?
While it's still fresh, consider where you weren't prepared and get prepared!
I had flashlights handy in an upstairs kitchen cupboard, but didn't have any downstairs (where it's the darkest).
I needed another flashlight so I went to my 72-hour kit and got my flashlight but was sad to see that the batteries were dead! So this week, I'm off to get more batteries and a couple flashlights to store downstairs.
Share with us—what do you wish you would have had readily available, or what did you have handy that made the situation manageable? What will you do this week?
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Review of Lehi 23rd Ward Emergency Prep Plan
At the end of January, many of us met during the last hour of church for a combined meeting to review our ward emergency plan.
If you missed it, or need a review, the following information will recap what we discussed.
The ward Emergency Prep Committee has two main goals: 1) to offer information to help families better prepare for emergency situations, and 2) to quickly determine the status of neighborhood households in an emergency situation.
To help meet the first goal, we've created this blog that offers monthly practice emergency situations, a place for discussion and ideas, and helpful links to emergency resources.
To meet the second goal we've divided our ward neighborhood into 12 "blocks" and assigned a block captain and co-captain for each. We've provided the contact information that you have provided to us to block captains so that in the event of an emergency, they will have important information readily available.
If there is an emergency where phone service is available, your block captains will be in touch via phone to determine what assistance your family needs. That information will quickly be passed to the Bishop who will make further assignments as necessary.
If there is no phone service available in an emergency situation, we ask you to use the Household Status Signs we
have provided to you to help us quickly determine the condition of your household.
These signs were distributed as part of an emergency kit that we've asked all families to keep tacked underneath the kitchen sink. In an emergency situation where there was not phone service, we's ask you to select the appropriate sign and post it in your front window so a block captain could quickly determine the needs of your family.
So if you're thinking, "what can I do to be more prepared?" you've come to the right place!
1) Make sure we have your most updated information. Our forms ask for the following information: adult names; address; number of people living in home; work, home, and cell numbers; special needs; and skills and equipment willing to share in emergency situation. Please contact your block captain or the Emergency Prep Committee at lehi23emprep@gmail.com to submit or update any of the information for your household.
2) If you don't have a Status Kit, request one today at lehi23emprep@gmail.com.
3) Visit this blog often and engage in the monthly "situtations." These are simply pretend situations that we present for your consideration to determine how prepared you would be if you found yourself in such a situation. If you wouldn't be prepared for the situation, we suggest you work on becoming prepared for that situation until you become so.
4) Don't panic and feel you need to go into debt to get prepared for every emergency. Be realistic and make a goal to do something, anything, on a regular basis to get a little more prepared. Do something on a weekly or monthly basis and watch the difference. Watch for sales and purchase according to your needs. Perhaps it's a little extra soup one week and toilet paper the next week. A realistic, organized plan adds up and will make a big difference over time.
We encourage you to post comments, ask questions, and engage in conversation that will help us learn from each other in how to better prepare ourselves for emergency situations.
If you missed it, or need a review, the following information will recap what we discussed.
The ward Emergency Prep Committee has two main goals: 1) to offer information to help families better prepare for emergency situations, and 2) to quickly determine the status of neighborhood households in an emergency situation.
To help meet the first goal, we've created this blog that offers monthly practice emergency situations, a place for discussion and ideas, and helpful links to emergency resources.
To meet the second goal we've divided our ward neighborhood into 12 "blocks" and assigned a block captain and co-captain for each. We've provided the contact information that you have provided to us to block captains so that in the event of an emergency, they will have important information readily available.
If there is an emergency where phone service is available, your block captains will be in touch via phone to determine what assistance your family needs. That information will quickly be passed to the Bishop who will make further assignments as necessary.
If there is no phone service available in an emergency situation, we ask you to use the Household Status Signs we
have provided to you to help us quickly determine the condition of your household.These signs were distributed as part of an emergency kit that we've asked all families to keep tacked underneath the kitchen sink. In an emergency situation where there was not phone service, we's ask you to select the appropriate sign and post it in your front window so a block captain could quickly determine the needs of your family.
So if you're thinking, "what can I do to be more prepared?" you've come to the right place!
1) Make sure we have your most updated information. Our forms ask for the following information: adult names; address; number of people living in home; work, home, and cell numbers; special needs; and skills and equipment willing to share in emergency situation. Please contact your block captain or the Emergency Prep Committee at lehi23emprep@gmail.com to submit or update any of the information for your household.
2) If you don't have a Status Kit, request one today at lehi23emprep@gmail.com.
3) Visit this blog often and engage in the monthly "situtations." These are simply pretend situations that we present for your consideration to determine how prepared you would be if you found yourself in such a situation. If you wouldn't be prepared for the situation, we suggest you work on becoming prepared for that situation until you become so.
4) Don't panic and feel you need to go into debt to get prepared for every emergency. Be realistic and make a goal to do something, anything, on a regular basis to get a little more prepared. Do something on a weekly or monthly basis and watch the difference. Watch for sales and purchase according to your needs. Perhaps it's a little extra soup one week and toilet paper the next week. A realistic, organized plan adds up and will make a big difference over time.
We encourage you to post comments, ask questions, and engage in conversation that will help us learn from each other in how to better prepare ourselves for emergency situations.
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