Disaster Preparedness Workshop Series – Local 20/20 – Starts September 18th:
Are you prepared for a disaster? If not, come to these hands-on, detailed workshops in emergency preparedness. Local 2020’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.
September 18 – Grab & Go/pet/vehicle preparation kits. Learn what you need for your Grab & Go bag, for your car and for your beloved pets!
September 25 – Individual/family preparedness. Best practices for both pre- and post-disaster.
October 2 – Communications. Hands-on training on setting up and using FRS radios. In-depth discussion on HAM radios and communications post-disaster.
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.
Climate Change Preparation Action Group – Local 20/20 – Mon Sept 23rd:
The Local 20/20 Climate Change Preparation action group explores how climate change will impact Jefferson County, and what we can do as a community. Meetings are typically on the fourth Mondays of each month. For questions, email Cindy.
Time: 2:00 – 4:00p.m. Location: First Federal Bank, 1321 Sims Way, Port Townsend
Above is a short excerpt, see the full set of announcements here.
