Disaster Preparedness Workshop Series – Local 20/20 – next one- Wed October 16th:
Are you prepared for a disaster? If not, come to these hands-on, detailed workshops in emergency preparedness. Local 20/20’s NPREP (Neighborhood Preparedness in Emergency Planning) Training Team, along with our friends at the Quimper Grange #720 are co-hosting a fall 2019 seven-week series in Emergency Preparedness. Sessions are ala carte; attend one, more than one or all of them! See also the Local 20/20 website for more info.
October 16 – Preservation of Papers; the 6 P’s: People, Pets, Pills, Photos, Papers, Privacy: Find out what documents you need for reference/assistance post-disaster; extra medications; important papers (medical/legal/financial), how to preserve and encrypt them.
October 23 – Personal Safety: How to safely plan for your own and your home’s safety, learning what your options are.
October 30 – How to store/treat water, practice safe sanitation and proper use of propane and generators post-disaster.
November 6 – Camping in your House: Setting up camp in your home, if it is a safe place.
Times: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Location: Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St. Port Townsend
Local 20/20 Steering Council – Wed October 16th:
The monthly Local 20/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in active involvement in Local 20/20 leadership. Newcomers are always welcome. If you’d like an orientation, please email Marlow.
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Location: PT Library Pink House, 1220 Lawrence St., PT
The Great Shakeout! Thurs October 17th *at 10:17 a.m.!*
Everyone is encouraged to participate in this year’s Great Shakeout earthquake drill on October 17 at 10:17 a.m. Washington State’s exercise website can be viewed here. The local All Hazard Alert Broadcasting (AHAB) sirens will go off at 10:17AM with the actual tsunami siren tone that will last for three minutes. “This drill involves taking just a few minutes to practice the ‘drop, cover and hold’ activity in our homes and offices and helps to develop muscle memory allowing a person to respond quickly and avoid injury during an earthquake,” says Willie Bence, Director of Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management. Community members are encouraged to take at least one additional step to ready themselves and their families for incidents that could impact the community. Plan ahead to have an ample supply of food and water for your family for up to 30 days. The Dept. of Emergency Management also recommends keeping a go kit in your vehicle with some water and food enough to sustain you for at least 24 hours. Include a seasonally appropriate change of clothes, a blanket, flashlight and any other items to meet your personal needs. “Other preparedness steps could involve creating a family emergency plan or taking a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class,” Bence said. For more information about CERT classes, email any questions you have to JeffCoCERT@co.jefferson.wa.us. Jefferson County residents can email questions about the drill to the county’s emergency management office at: JCDEM@co.jefferson.wa.us
Above is a short excerpt (shamelessly focused on Local 20/20 events 😉 ), see the full set of announcements, which include the events from a variety of Jefferson County organizations, here.
