Comments on: Surviving the Deluge http://pjmedia.com/blog/how_prepared_are_you_and_your/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Your Mama http://pjmedia.com/blog/how_prepared_are_you_and_your/#comment-13122 Your Mama Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:54:39 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/surviving-the-deluge/#comment-13122 Hi Rick: I live in Sacramento which has higher flood risk than New Orleans. After Katrina, I got serious about planning for emergencies, those that require evacuation or stay-in-place. The Salvation Army has an excellent guide: Home Safety Emergency Plan. The Fire Department Disaster person gave me my evacuation route. I wrote everything I learned, added the emergency plan list from the Sacramento Bee, and distributed it to each of the condos in my assc. After Katrina, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about preparing your vehicle with some emergency supplies plus money. I went around my house and took photos of everything (good for insurance, anyway), put the photos in my emergency book, and drew big red circles around everything that had to be moved upstairs or go with me, so I wouldn't have to make those decisions when I was scared out of my gourd. And, finally, I made sure that the cat carriers were easily accessed (oh yeah -- they were usually buried under junk in the patio shed). Hi Rick: I live in Sacramento which has higher flood risk than New Orleans. After Katrina, I got serious about planning for emergencies, those that require evacuation or stay-in-place. The Salvation Army has an excellent guide: Home Safety Emergency Plan. The Fire Department Disaster person gave me my evacuation route. I wrote everything I learned, added the emergency plan list from the Sacramento Bee, and distributed it to each of the condos in my assc. After Katrina, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about preparing your vehicle with some emergency supplies plus money. I went around my house and took photos of everything (good for insurance, anyway), put the photos in my emergency book, and drew big red circles around everything that had to be moved upstairs or go with me, so I wouldn’t have to make those decisions when I was scared out of my gourd. And, finally, I made sure that the cat carriers were easily accessed (oh yeah — they were usually buried under junk in the patio shed).

]]> By: kg2v http://pjmedia.com/blog/how_prepared_are_you_and_your/#comment-13121 kg2v Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:43:02 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/surviving-the-deluge/#comment-13121 Hi Rick, Glad you did NOT get flooded out. Now - some tricks for you.. First - go to equipped.org , and go to the forums. Believe it or not, this type of scenario is discussed ALL the time. You'll learn tricks that you would never thing of.. (for instance - have a wtaerproof box that has all your important documents in it - Birth certificates, Marrage licenses, insurance policies etc - and have it in a place that you can just "grab it and GO" Second - find out if your neighborhood has a CERT/NERT team - and join. The probably have as much inside info as the cops for this kinda stuff, and maybe MORE, as they talk with floks like the Red Cross all the time Hi Rick,
Glad you did NOT get flooded out.

Now – some tricks for you..

First – go to equipped.org , and go to the forums. Believe it or not, this type of scenario is discussed ALL the time. You’ll learn tricks that you would never thing of.. (for instance – have a wtaerproof box that has all your important documents in it – Birth certificates, Marrage licenses, insurance policies etc – and have it in a place that you can just “grab it and GO”

Second – find out if your neighborhood has a CERT/NERT team – and join. The probably have as much inside info as the cops for this kinda stuff, and maybe MORE, as they talk with floks like the Red Cross all the time

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