Emergency Preparedness
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TAYLORSVILLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN - CLICK HERE
WHAT DO YOU DO IN AN EARTHQUAKE?
Try this short quiz and see how you do while trying to protect your family during an earthquake! You'll find it interesting.
Click here to download quiz.
EARTHQUAKE SAFETY ADVICE
(Matthew Hurtes, Emergency Management Specialist, Unified Fire Authority)
Information about earthquake preparedness and what to do when an earthquake happens does not have to be confusing. Experts agree that if you are indoors, seek shelter under a sturdy table or piece of furniture. Falling objects are the largest hazard in an earthquake.
Here are some reasons why, and the actions to take to preserve yourself:
1. STRUCTURALLY SOUND: As the result of strong design, municipal codes and construction standards, buildings in the U.S. have a structural integrity that makes collapse a rarity.
2. ACT FAST: In an earthquake, you have 3 to 4 seconds to act to protect yourself. "DROP. COVER. HOLD." Protect your most vulnerable parts - your head, neck and chest by getting under cover and/or covering your head with your arms. Falling causes many earthquake injuries.
3. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: We live in earthquake country. Drill your family and work team to "DROP. COVER. HOLD.", or there's less than a 10% chance that you'll do it, in those critical 3 to 4 seconds.
4. MITIGATE: Half of all injuries have "non-structural causes" - meaning the stuff you have, not the building you're in. Look around your home and office. If something fell, would it:
a. Hurt someone?
b. Block an exit?
c. Keep you from doing business?
d. Break your heart if it broke?
WHERE WILL YOU OR YOUR FAMILY BE WHEN A DISASTER STRIKES?
You could be anywhere - at work, at school or in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Emergencies and disasters can strike quickly and without warning and can force you to evacuate your neighborhood
or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services - water, gas, electricity or telephones - were cut off?
Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away.
YOU CAN COPE WITH DISASTER BY PREPARING IN ADVANCE AND BY WORKING WITH YOUR FAMILY AS A TEAM.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. GET INFORMED
2. MAKE A PLAN
3. ASSEMBLE A KIT
4. MAINTAIN YOUR PLAN AND KIT
KNOWING WHAT TO DO IS YOUR BEST PROTECTION AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
FOR INFORMATION, DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING:
FAMILY DISASTER PLAN click here to download booklet (from FEMA and American Red Cross)
FOOD AND WATER IN AN EMERGENCY click here to download booklet (from FEMA and American Red Cross)
HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH DISASTER click here to download booklet (from FEMA and American Red Cross)
PREPARING FOR DISASTER click here to download booklet
SHELTER IN PLACE (English) (from FEMA and American Red Cross)
SHELTER IN PLACE (Spanish) (from FEMA and American Red Cross)click here to download booklet click here to download booklet (from American Red Cross)
SHELTER IN PLACE (picture) click here to download picture (from booklet by Unified Fire Authority in cooperation with SL County Emergency Services)
EXCELLENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
www.fema.gov
www.redcross.org
www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html
www.bereadyutah.org
www.des.utah.gov
www.prepare.org
www.ready.gov
www.seis.utah.edu
www.unifiedfireauthority.org
www.slvhealth.org/cs/media/pdf/Family_Emergency_Preparedness.pdf
CPR CLASS
First Tuesday of Each Month
6:00-10:00 p.m.
Taylorsville Fire Station #18 - Community Room
5317 S. 2700 W.
Taylorsville, Utah
Cost of the one-time class is $30 per person.
To register for the four-hour class, call Neisha Collins (Unified Fire Authority), at 743-7243.
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training courses are taught in various areas of the Salt Lake Valley by UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY. The next training course in Taylorsville will be in Fall 2008 (date and timeTBA).
For more information or to register, please visit www.unifiedfire.org.
Contact Unified Fire Authority at 743-7130 or email at communityassistance@ufa-slco.org.
Click here to download CERT registration form.
Registration forms can be mailed or faxed to:
Unified Fire Authority
Attn: CERT Program
4570 South 2300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Fax No: 801-272-3514
COST: $30 (INCLUDES HELMET, VEST, FIRST AID GEAR AND TEXTBOOK)
(Participants will need to bring safety glasses, gloves, and sturdy work boots.)
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Disaster Awareness
Fire Safety (including fire extinguisher use)
Emergency Medical Skills
Light Search and Rescue
Psychology of Disasters
Emergency Organizational Skills
BASIC LEVEL DISASTER RESPONSE COURSES
The Mountain Valley Chapter, American Red Cross, will be offering basic level disaster response courses. These courses are free and will be held at 865 N. Freedom Blvd. in Provo. These courses train a disaster response volunteer to work with or for the Red Cross in providing vital post disaster services to include mass and mobile feeding, sheltering, medial health counseling and other vital services. For more information on these courses, call Alan Cook at (801) 373-8580.
Health and Safety courses are now available on line at www.RedCrossUT.org.
Click here to download list of Disaster Response Courses.
WEST NILE VIRUS To download information from SALT LAKE VALLEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, go to: www.soslvmosquito.org.
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