MYSTIC RADIO® with Robin Alexis shares RED CROSS EMERGENCY GUIDELINES

Submitted by Robin on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 18:07

MYSTIC RADIO® with Robin Alexis

shares Red Cross Emergency Guidelines

Three Steps to Preparedness

STEP ONE: Get A Kit
Overview
Shop the Red Cross Store for all your preparedness needs.
Consider the following when assembling or restocking your kit to ensure your family is prepared for any disaster:

At a minimum, gather the basic supplies listed below.
Keep supplies in an easy-to-carry emergency preparedness kit that you can use at home or take with you in case you must evacuate.
Consider the special needs of all your family members (including babies, elderly and pets!) and supplement your kit with items that fit your needs.

KIT CONTENTS:

Water — one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home)
Food — non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home)
Flashlight
Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible)
Extra batteries
First aid kit
Medications (7-day supply) and medical items
Multi-purpose tool
Sanitation and personal hygiene items
Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies)
Cell phone with chargers
Family and emergency contact information
Extra cash
Emergency blanket
Map(s) of the area

Three Steps to Preparedness
STEP TWO: Make a Plan

HOW TO PLAN
When preparing for a disaster, always:

Meet with your family or household members.
Discuss how to prepare and respond to emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play.
Identify responsibilities for each member of your household and plan to work together as a team.
Choose an out-of-area emergency contact person.
Choose two places to meet—
- Right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire.
- Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate.
Decide where you would go and what route you would take if you had to evacuate.
Plan ahead for your pets. Keep a phone list of "pet friendly" motels/hotels and animal shelters that are along your evacuation routes.

Plan for pandemic influenza:
During a flu pandemic you may be asked to stay home for an extended period of time, even if you are not sick. Schools and workplaces may close, and public gatherings such as sporting events or worship services may close temporarily. Mass transportation such as subways, buses, trains and air travel may be limited. You, your family and friends may need to rely on each other when you cannot depend on the services you normally use.
Plan ahead of time by:

Talking with family members and loved ones about how they would be cared for if they got sick.
Finding out your employer's plans to keep the business open if key staff can't come to work.
Asking your child's school or day care if there are plans to encourage children who are sick to stay home to reduce the spread of the disease.
Identifying how you can get information, whether through local radio, TV, Internet or other sources.

Click here for more information on how to prepare for a flu pandemic.

Three Steps to Preparedness

STEP THREE:Be Informed
Overview
Learn what disasters or emergencies may occur in your area. These events can range from those affecting only you and your family, like a home fire or medical emergency, to those affecting your entire community, like an earthquake or flood.

Identify how local authorities will notify you during a disaster and how you will get information, whether through local radio, TV or NOAA Weather Radio stations or channels.
Know the difference between different weather alerts such as "watches" and "warnings" and what actions to take in each.
Make sure that at least one member of your household is trained in first aid and CPR and knows how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). This training is useful in many emergency situations.
Share what you have learned with your family, household and neighbors and encourage them to be informed too.

Download a Personal Checklist

Red Cross Supplemental Documents

27 Things to Do [PDF]
Disaster Barrel [PDF]
Family Disaster Planning [PDF]
Helping Young Children Cope With Trauma [PDF]
Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book [PDF]
Food and Water in an Emergency [PDF]
Emergency Supplies Checklist [PDF]
Developed by California Office of Emergency Services
Earthquake Safety Information [PDF]
Developed by California Office of Emergency Services
"Beat the Quake" information [PDF]
Developed by the California Office of Emergency Services
Documents in Alternate Languages
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=a9fc78986407f110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextchannel=92d51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD

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If you knew there was a possibility of an earthquake would you?

Submitted by Robin on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 17:48.

To Everyone:

If you had a chance to tell a friend or family member about not
driving in an impending storm or hurricane, would you have the
overwhelming urge to tell them? Now, if you found out there was a
possibility of a major Earth change coming in July, would you want to
get the news out to your friends and family informing them to BE
PREPARED? Yes, you would. A credible and popular Medium from the
Pacific Northwest has a prediction for Earth Changes possibly
occurring this month of July, and perhaps coinciding with the Total
Eclipse on July 22nd. There are already several websites discussing
these Earth change possibilities, beginning with Earth’s tectonic
plate movements, and they indicate waves of water in areas especially
near Japan and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Other internet sites
list additional areas of concern. NASA has posted the details of the
Total Eclipse at:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html.

There are several maps showing the path of the Eclipse on the NASA
website as well as this one:
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~jander/tot2009/09maps.htm.

In addition, this site shows historical data on past Eclipses and
disasters occurring on those dates:
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/environment/earth_changes/news.p....

It’s just common sense to BE PREPARED for ANY emergency, no matter
where you live. The Red Cross has much valuable information on their
websites. Please visit:
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe...
.

It’s very important to have a personal Disaster Kit. Please visit:
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf...

Lastly, my message to you is this: “Compassion, Communication, and
Preparedness.” Please Be Prepared and help prepare your family,
friends, children, your neighbors, the senior who lives alone, and
especially your pets. This is all about community, it’s about
connecting to your fellow man, and it’s about loving your planet, your
home. Share your info on Preparedness.

Remember, no Intuitive is 100% accurate. Dates foretold are in July
and Oct 10-14. Do your own research, Go with your intuition, Be
prepared for ANY emergency. This message is for YOU.

Los Angels emergency information

Submitted by Robin on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:29.

Also a friend in LA has organized a neighborhood Safety Preparation that
(I believe) most Fire Departments offer...He's gotten tremendously
overwhelming response...here's the info he just sent me...you might be
able to share this in your blog as well...

So. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) is put on by the LA
Fire Department in various regions. Certain trained firemen actually do
the training and would actually come out and speak on the subject. For
example, one of the really good teachers who you can say I referred you
is Mike Stajura (CERT) <michael.stajura@gmail.com
<mailto:michael.stajura@gmail.com>>. Feel free to reach out Mike for a
lecturer on this subject... If cannot do it, he will refer you to
someone else.

*For more details on CERT, including the ability to download the
syllabus, visit http://www.cert-la.com/index.shtml#new-to-cert*

Getting this information in other languages

Submitted by Robin on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 19:39.

If you, or someone you know, can translate this information into other languages and would be willing to do so I could post this information for more people to read in their languages.

After this material is translated please send me the word file at robin@robinalexis.com

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If you knew there was a possibility of an earthquake would you?

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