If the need comes to evacuate before or during an emergency or disaster you will need to find shelter. Copyright: konstantinks / 123RF Stock Photo Most communities have facilities identified as emergency shelters. These facilities are usually schools or other suitable publicly accessible buildings. Once inside you will probably only have 10 square … Read more
What are special needs when it comes to preparing an Emergency Action Plan? For some people it might be the need to have a fresh squeeze of lemon in their ice water. If you Google the term Special Needs you won’t find a fresh squeeze of lemon there. Special needs is a term … Read more
“Rehydrate or die, Drill Sergeant. Rehydrate or die.” © Daniel Kilburn During my tenure as a Senior Drill Sergeant I was charged as all Drill Sergeants are with the safety, health and welfare of the young men and women placed in our charge. During their time with us these individuals are placed in … Read more
When you get around to developing your Emergency Action Plan you will need to develop alternate courses of action (COA’s) for every part of your plan. Cooking Gathering water Evacuating Sheltering First Aid Etc. The important reason for having more than one way to do something is … Read more
Down in the Risk Assessment Post I mentioned the number one Disaster that we face on a daily basis. FIRE The game I want you to play is; How many ways are there to escape out of the house? Or, what is our fire escape plan? This is the perfect starting point for … Read more
