Thursday, June 19, 2014
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Thirteen
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Simple Steps Can Make The Difference When Disaster Hits
emergency kit, should a dis-
aster strike:
Water, one gallon per
person per day
Food, a three-day supply
of nonperishable food
- A weather radio
Flashlight
- Batteries
- First-aid kit
- Whistle, to signal fer belp
- Dust mask
Plastic sheeting
and duct tape to keep out
contaminated air
Moist towels, garbage
bags and plastic ties for
personal sanitation -
Wrench/pliers, to turn
off utilities
Can opener
Local maps
Cell phone with chargers,
if access to a portable
generator is available
Pet food and extra water
for pets.
One way to simplify your
power outage kit is with an
automatic standby generater
system. Standby generators
keep the power on when a
home's primary power source
goes out, allowing homeown-
ers to run appliances like air
conditioners heaters, refrig-
erator:dothes washedryers
and lights. That means there
is less of a need for things like
nonperishable foods or flash-
lights in the event of a power
outage.
"With 3.5 mil] n Americans
experiencing a power outage
each week, oRentimes due to
unexpected eergency situ-
ations, an automatic standby
generater is the most conve-
nient way to keep your fam-
ily safe and comfortable when
the fieighborhood lights go
out," Redman said.
(NAPS)--Make a kit and
have a plan.
Those are the two simple
steps emergency management
officials and experts say fam-
ilies should take before the
unexpected occurs, whether
it's a hurricane, tornado, bliz-
zard or power outage.
"As a company with a suc-
cessful history of addressing
emergency power needs,
we've seen how planning
ahead is critically important
to'ensure your family stays
safe and comfortable imme-
diately following a disaster,"
said Harold Redman, presi-
dent of Briggs & Stratton
Home Power Products
Group, exclusive licensee of
Standby Generater Systems
by GE. Briggs & Stratton is
also a National Preparedness
Month coalition member,
which is sponsored by the
Ready Campaign.
The Ready Campaign, a
, national public service adver-
tising campaign lJroduced in
partnership with Citizen
Corps--FEM/s grassroots
organization--and The Ad-
vertising Council, publishes
a list of emergency kit essen-
tials and necessary commu-
nications plan steps that
emergency management offi-
cials are suggesting families
review knd implement before
an emergency situation is at
hand,
Make an emergency
preparedness kit
Successfully overcoming an
emergency weather situation
or disaster can mean surviv-
ing on your own for a time.
Water and food seem like no-
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ous.items on the list are just
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Have an emergency plan
Because family members
may not be together when
disaster strikes, and com-
munication lines could be
fractured, it's important to
have a solid plan in place to
contact one another and
regroup, the Ready Campaign
suggests. It's best to make a
plan ahead of time so every-
one follows the same proto-
col and stays on the same
page.
Some things to consider in
your plan are:
• - Establish a family
emergency contact. That per-
son can act as a point per-
son for the family members
who can coordinate subse-
quent directions:
dentify an out-of-town
contact. Depending on the sit-
uation, it may be easier to
make a long-distance phone
call than a call in town. The
out-of-town contact could be
in a better position to coordi-
nate with separated family
members.
Ensure every family
member knows your home
phone number and has
access to a cell phone to call
the emergency contact.
Teach family members
how to use text messaging,
which can sometimes get
around phone network dis-
ruptions that can hinder
phone calls.
- Subscribe to alert ser-
vices if available. Many com-
munities offer emergency
alerts via e-mail or text mes-
saging that inform users
about bad weather, road clos-
ings, local emergencies, etc.
Visit www.ready.gov for
more tips on keeping your
family safe during emergency
situations. Visit www.power
moreforless.cem for more in-
formation about automatic
standby generator systems.
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Staff.photos by Mary Lou Gray
