Melissa
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March 6, 2008
The better prepared you are, the better you will be able to cope with your family, pets, and neighbors
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While state and federal agencies urge people to be prepared to take care of themselves for three days, assuming that it will take that long for first responders (such as fire, police, and trained medical personnel with ambulances), first responders and other trained disaster responders believe we should be prepared to be on our own a week or longer. Why? Because unless you live in the areas of heaviest devastation, your area won't be considered critical enough to send limited first responder resources to. Even in the epicenter of major destruction, it may take time for first responders to reach the scene because of having to dig themselves and their equipment and supplies out, and then get into the disaster area. The only person you can rely on is yourself and those around you who are similarly prepared. You can increase your chances of survival and reduce the problems associated with being the only prepared person in a neighborhood (or mobilehome park, or large apartment complex, or cul de sac buried in suburbia) by getting some training yourself in emergency preparedness, and working with some of your like-minded neighbors to get your neighborhood trained and organized. If you think I am being overly pessimistic, just read these recent article from the San Francisco Chronicle, keeping in mind that most police and fire personnel in San Francisco don't live in San Francisco: For those who live in Santa Rosa and the surrounding areas, compare the location of the Rogers Creek Fault that underlies most of the city east of the 101, and look at where the sheriff's office, police department, Memorial and Sutter hospitals, and the radio and television stations are, not to speak of the highway 101 overpasses that cross the main east-west streets across town. West Sonoma County is thus bordered by two major faults: San Andreas on the west (running through Tomales and Bodega Bays) and Rogers Creek. The county is situated on sandy, alluvial soil, which increases the degree of damage to anything sitting on and just under the earth's surface. A recent (2007) study says that the Rogers Creek fault is due for a major shift (Experts say local fault primed for big quake). The City of Santa Rosa and Community Media Center has available for viewing on its site a short documentary on the 1906 earthquake which devastated the city, and an overview of how the city has been planning for the next big one, recognizing that the city and county with both sustain major destruction and loss of life due to the nature of the soil on which we have built. The DVD of this documentary, Earthquake 1906: A Santa Rosa Centennial, can be purchased from the producer, Community Media Center.
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Jump to: Get Your Block, Neighborhood or Workplace Together Other Disaster & Emergency Information Resources
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Animal
Poison Hotlines Additional Animal Poison & First Aid resources
Pets American Veterinary Medical Association Disaster Preparedness Disaster Preparedness for Bird and Reptile Owners Emergency Planning for Reptile and Amphibian Collections Emergency Tips For Service Animal And Pet Owners (ILRSF) First Aid Kits for Reptiles, Dogs & Cats First Aid/Wound Management for Reptiles Giant Snake & Lizard Bites: Open Letter to Emergency Responders Preparing Your Pet For The Big One PDF Signs of Ingestion of Toxic Substances When Disaster Strikes: Are your pets prepared? Search the articles database at VeterinaryPartner.com for more first aid and emergency handling of injured pets... See CERT-LA's Special Considerations page for more booklets and resources for people with disabilities, kids, and pets
NFPA Fire Safety For People with Disabilities National Organizaiton on disAbilities Disaster Readiness Tips Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for your Safety PDF Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities PDF Emergency Tips For Service Animal And Pet Owners PDF Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs (FEMA) See CERT-LA's Special Considerations page for more booklets and resources for people with disabilities, kids, and pets
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Proactive: Training Opportunities American Red Cross - check your local chapter's courses Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Sonoma
County CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams)
Be Proactive: Get Your Block, Neighborhood or Workplace Together Sonoma
County CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) CERT-LA's Home/Work Preparedness Resources Family Disaster Supply Calendar PDF
California State and Sonoma County Emergency Services Agencies Californa OES > Sonoma County Dept of Emergency Services > Emergency Preparedness Maps California Veterinary Medical Associaton > Disaster Planning California Department of Food & Agriculture > Disaster Preparedness Sonoma & Mendocino Chapter of the American Red Cross 72Hours.org - provided by the City of San Francisco Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE) (Intro video)
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Proactive: Get Your Kits Together QUAKE! Living on the Fault Line Family Disaster Supply Calendar: A 26 week plan to preparedness - A good plan for those on limited income or otherwise too overwhelmed with trying to do it all at once. Get A Kit, Make A Plan, Be Informed (Red Cross interactive) Preparing Your Pet For The Big One (Peninsula Humane Society)
Other Disaster and Emergency Information and Resources American Red Cross - Sonoma & Mendocino Chapter FEMA Guide to Emergency Preparedness What's Your RQ (Readiness Quotient)? USGS: Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
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