Emergency Management Associates Preparedness Program
Sat. Sept. 19, 2019 Bugging Out
Preparedness For Your Pet
Emergency Management Associates
REMEMBER! PETS ARE FAMILY!!!!!!
Ron Tyler
Monday, 8 July 2019
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Leaving pets out of evacuation plans can put pets, pet owners, and first responders in danger. Even if you try to create a safe place for them, pets left behind during a disaster are likely to be injured, lost, or worse. Before a disaster strikes, find out what type of shelters and assistance are available in your area to accommodate pets and include pets in your family disaster plan to keep them safe during an emergency.
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Don’t wait until it’s too late. Start today by including your pet in your family’s preparedness plans to protect the health of yourself, your family, and your pet.
Make a Plan
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To get started, familiarize yourself with the types of disasters that could affect your area and consider your options for providing care for your pet(s).
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Disasters can happen without warning, so be prepared:
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Make sure your pet(s) wear collars and tags with up-to-date contact information and other identification.
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Purchase a pet carrier for each of your pets (write your pet’s name, your name, and contact information on each carrier).
Familiarize your pet with its carrier before a crisis.
Practice transporting your pet by taking them for rides in a vehicle similar to one you would be evacuating in.
Practice catching your pet, if needed.
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Keep a leash and/or carrier near the exit.
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Make sure you have proper equipment for pets to ride in the car (carriers, harnesses, pet seatbelts).
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If you do not have a car, make arrangements with neighbors, family, and friends. You can also contact your local government to learn about transportation options during a disaster.
Sheltering in Place
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When sheltering at home with your pet, make sure the room chosen is pet-friendly in the following ways:
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Select a safe room, preferably an interior room with no (or few) windows.
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Remove any toxic chemicals or plants.
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Close off small areas where frightened cats could get stuck (such as vents or beneath heavy furniture).
Sheltering During an Evacuation
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Contact your local emergency management office and ask if they offer accommodations for owners and their pets.
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If accommodations are needed for your pet(s):
Contact local veterinary clinics, boarding facilities, and local animal shelters. Visit the Humane Society website to find a shelter in your area.
Contact family or friends outside the evacuation area.
Contact a pet-friendly hotel, particularly along evacuation routes.
Remember to take your pet’s emergency kit with you.
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Make plans before disaster strikes for where you and your pets will go. Be aware that pets may not be allowed in local human shelters, unless they are service animals.
About Heat Waves
In recent years, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather events, including floods. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, generally 10 degrees or more above average, often combined with excessive humidity.
You will likely hear weather forecasters use these terms when a heat wave is predicted in your community:
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Excessive Heat Watch - Conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event to meet or exceed local Excessive Heat Warning criteria in the next 24 to 72 hours.
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Heat Advisory - Heat Index values are forecasting to meet locally defined advisory criteria for 1 to 2 days (daytime highs= 100-105° Fahrenheit).
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Excessive Heat Warning - Heat Index values are forecasting to meet or exceed locally defined warning criteria for at least 2 days (daytime highs= 105-110° Fahrenheit).
Before
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Listen to local weather forecasts and stay aware of upcoming temperature changes.
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Be aware of both the temperature and the heat index. The heat index is the temperature the body feels when the effects of heat and humidity are combined.
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Discuss heat safety precautions with members of your household. Have a plan for wherever you spend time— home, work and school—and PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES .
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Check the contents of your EMERGENCY DISASTER KIT ( power outage occurs.
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Know those in your neighborhood who are elderly, young, sick or overweight. They are more likely to become victims of excessive heat and may need help.
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If you do not have air conditioning, choose places you could go to for relief from the heat during the warmest part of the day (schools, libraries, theaters, malls).
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Be aware that people living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than are people living in rural areas.
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GET TRAINED IN FIRST AID To learn how to treat heat-related
emergencies.
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Ensure that your animal's needs for water and shade are met.
What To Do During a Heat Wave
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Listen to a NOAA WEATHER RADIO for critical updates from the National Weather Service (NWS).
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Never leave children or pets alone in enclosed vehicles.
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Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol.
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Eat small meals and eat more often.
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Avoid extreme temperature changes.
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Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-colored clothing. Avoid dark colors because they absorb the sun’s rays.
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Slow down, stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day.
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Postpone outdoor games and activities.
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Use a buddy system when working in excessive heat.
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Take frequent breaks if you must work outdoors.
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Check on family, friends and neighbors who do not have air conditioning, who spend much of their time alone or who are more likely to be affected by the heat.
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Check on your animals frequently to ensure that they are not suffering from the heat.
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Emergency Management Associates
Ron Tyler
Sunday, 30 June 2019·
If you are indoors during a radiation emergency:
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Stay inside. Close and lock all windows and doors. Go to the basement or the middle of the building. Radioactive material settles on the outside of buildings; so the best thing to do is stay as far away from the walls and roof of the building as you can.
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If possible, turn off fans, air conditioners, and forced-air heating units that bring air in from the outside. Close fireplace dampers.
If you are outside during a radiation emergency:
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Get inside a building right away. If you can get to a brick or concrete multi-story building or basement within a few minutes, go there. But being inside any building is safer than being outside. Once inside, go to the basement or the middle of the building. Radioactive material settles on the outside of buildings; so the best thing to do is stay as far away from the walls and roof of the building as you can.
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Carefully remove your outer layer of clothing before entering the building, if you can. Radioactive material can settle on your clothing and your body, like dust or mud. Once inside, wash the parts of your body that were uncovered when you were outside. Then put on clean clothing, if you can. This will help limit your radiation exposure and keep radioactive material from spreading.
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Cover your mouth and nose with a mask, cloth, or towel if you must be outside and cannot get inside immediately. This can help reduce the amount of radioactive material.
If you have pets:
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Bring pets inside with you, if you can. Bring indoors any supplies from outside that your pets might need for at least 24 hours
If you have loved ones in schools, daycares, hospitals, nursing homes, or other places during a radiation emergency:
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Stay where you are! Going outside to get loved ones could expose you and them to dangerous levels of radiation.
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Children and adults in schools, daycares, hospitals, nursing homes, or other places will be instructed to stay inside until emergency responders know that it is safe to evacuate.
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Schools, daycare, hospitals, nursing homes, and other places have emergency plans in place to keep people safe at the facility.
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If you are asked to let someone into your home or place of shelter after a radiation emergency for shelter:
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Providing shelter to someone who was outside during a radiation emergency can save their life without endangering your own.
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Ask them to remove their outer layer of clothing before entering the building or shelter. Once inside, ask them to wash the parts of their body that were uncovered when they were outside.
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Then ask them to put on clean clothing, if they can. This will help limit their radiation exposure and keep radioactive material from spreading.
Magnitude ratings of Earthquakes:
When we speak about the magnitude of Earthquakes, we will always talk in terms of the Richter Scale.
0.10M to 1.9M are Tremors, vibrations in the crust of the earth.
2.0M to 2.9M are minor earthquakes.
3.0M to 3.9M are small earthquakes. We will refer to 3.9M quakes sometimes as a moderate quake because the rating system given by the agencies is mostly wrong.
4.0M to 4.9M are Moderate Earthquakes. Again we will sometimes refer to 4.9M quakes as Large Earthquakes because of what the agencies do. These quakes can cause damage.
5.0M to 5.9M are considered to be Large Earthquakes. These and larger quakes can cause damage, injuries and fatalities.
6.0M to 6.9M are considered to be Serious/Strong Earthquakes. Any quake over a 6.5M can cause tsunami's and we will make it known whether or not a tsunami warning was issued.
7.0M to 7.9M are considered to be Major Earthquakes.
8.0M to 8.9M are considered to be Great/Powerful Earthquakes.
9.0M to 10M are considered to be Devastating Earthquakes.
10.0M to --- are considered to be Extreme/Massive Earthquakes. None of us living today have ever experience an earthquake such as this.
When we have earthquake events such as these we will define what is going on and what to expect.
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