M/MV5BZDY1MTFhZjUtMGI3ZS00MGI1LWE0ZDktOGIxMzBjYmY0MTc4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzg5OTk2OA@@.jpg' alt='Emergency Room Disaster Strikes S' title='Emergency Room Disaster Strikes S' />The purpose of the St Charles county Division of Emergency Management DEM is to promote unified planning and coordination of disaster preparedness, response, and. Disaster Preparedness. Help protect pets by spreading the word about disaster preparedness. Download, print and share FEMAs brochure today. Emergencies come in. How to Stay Safe in a Disaster Emergency Preparedness List. If youve watched the news or the weather channel lately you know a huge amount of natural disasters have happened over the past several months. My heart breaks for all of those affected by the tornados, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and all the other storms that have caused so many issues. Some of my family members have lost everything in Houston, Texas, and several close friends have been threatened by the raging wildfires in Montana. I grew up in a hurricane zone, so I am no stranger to natural disasters. Theres a long standing story in my family of how my great great grandmother rode out a hurricane tied to a tree so she wouldnt get washed away. My husband grew up in an area with lots of ice storms in the winter and tornados in the spring, so the loss of electricity was always a real possibility for his family as well. Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Nursing Home 1 Disaster Planning Document Bomb Threat Policy Procedure Disaster Policy Procedure Electrical Power Outage Policy Procedure. Mass Care Shelter. Even though mass care shelters often provide water, food, medicine and basic sanitary facilities, you should plan to take your disaster supplies. On my way to work this week they had a commercial on the radio reminding everyone that hurricane season is approaching and to help the recent transplants get prepared. Emergency Room Disaster Strikes S' title='Emergency Room Disaster Strikes S' />For both of us, being prepared for disasters has been a part of our family cultures. When I was young, I remember spending a summer helping relatives remodel their home after a hurricane flooded and destroyed it. Weve personally also had to deal with fire and water damage as well as extended loss of electricity at different times in our familys history. Being Prepared for Emergencies. Because of our personal experiences with natural disasters we have made it a priority to keep an emergency preparedness kit in our home. A recent Facebook post sparked questions about this so Im sharing my personal list today in hopes that it will help anyone in the path of these natural disasters or man made ones as well. September is National Preparedness Month, and Mother Nature is certainly giving us some serious reminders of why we should all be prepared for emergenciesWhen disasters hit, we can be without water, electricity, and transportation for days or even weeks. Certainly, we cant predict every scenario, but having some basic supplies on hand in case of emergencies is always a good idea. The point of putting together an emergency preparedness plan is not to create any undue anxiety, but to help alleviate some of the stress of a disaster in case it hits. Even in a strong thunderstorm, weve lost power for up to a day before, and these survival items have been very useful in such cases. Feel free to comment below or reach out to me on social media with any questions or anything that the Wellness Mama community can do to help. Stay safe out there and hugs and prayers to all of youMy Personal Emergency Preparedness List. Last year my husband the outdoorsman and ever prepared Boy Scout decided it would be a good idea to purchase camping and survival gear for our older children, you know, in case the zombie apocalypse happens or if they should ever be stranded all by themselves in the woods. While his list of emergency and preparedness gear might be a little a lot more extreme than mine, there are quite a few excellent suggestions that he put together for our kids. So this year, after all the recent storms and natural disasters, we began discussing what items we should always have on hand in case disaster strikes, and the following list is what our family now keeps around the house for emergencies. This is the list that we used to stock our house for natural disasters. We also rotate through non perishable food supplies so we always have a stock of canned foods on hand. Many of these items youll probably already have, but some are a little less common and may need to be purchased from a reputable source. Water Sources. Water is a top priority in times of natural disasters as the water supply can be contaminated or cut off completely. Disaster preparedness recommendations suggest having at least three days of water per person and pets on hand at all times. To prepare for this, we have Personal water filters Every member of our family has a personal water filter. We all have either a Sawyer Filter or a Life Straw filter. We use these to drink stored water to avoid any bacteria or contaminants in the water. These actually stay in each of our hiking backpacks unless they are needed, as these backpacks are our bags we would grab if we ever had to evacuate quickly. Bathtub water storage We have water bob storage bags in every bathroom. These fit in a bathtub and can be filled up with clean water and sealed. They hold hundreds of gallons of water in big tubs and provide a lot of water. Katadyn portable water filter This pocket sized military grade filter can help filter gallons of water at a time and easily stores at the top of a closet when not needed. Gallon Aqua. Bricks We have several of these stackable Aqua. Bricks to hold water or food stuffs in. Each of these holds at least three days of water for each of us. Emergency Food. We can survive without food a lot longer than we can make it without water, but most of us dont even have a few days of non perishable food stored in our homes. If the power goes out, food in the fridge and freezer are only safe for a day or two check the recommendations for your area, so some non perishables are a good idea. We usually keep on hand at least a weeks supply of non perishable canned goods for emergencies. Be Prepared is a company that carries a good supply of non perishable food items that will store for an extended period of time. While they might not be the healthiest of items, they will keep you alive in an emergency when nothing else is available. Make sure to also have on hand a manual can opener and a camp stove if you want to heat food. Shelter, Heat Light. Hopefully, in an emergency, your home will still be livable and you will have shelter. It is always good to have a backup plan and a place to evacuate to, but some supplies for shelter and heat are great to have on hand for power outages especially depending on your location. If youre in the path of a hurricane or tornado and are at serious risk, please evacuate if recommended and stay safe If youre just in an area that is expected to lose power, these supplies may be helpful Electronics Communication. In an emergency, the power may be out for long periods of time. Cell phone towers can be down as well, but in case they arent it is helpful to have ways to charge phones when electricity is down. Other communication sources like radios can also be very helpful for reaching emergency crews. It is recommended to have on hand Hygiene, Medical First Aid. These items should be in your emergency preparedness kit. In an emergency situation, once things calm down, youll wish you had your toothbrush and youll need any medications you take regularly. Make sure to have A months supply of any necessary medications. A bag with a toothbrush, toothpaste, combbrush, soap, deodorant, shampoo and other normal toiletries and toilet paper. Portable first aid kit, including any natural first aid or remedies you use, and basic first aid supplies. Backpack and Evacuation Bag. Most of these items can easily fit in a 7. Hour bag or bug out bag for each family member. The idea is that this bag stays packed and goes with you if you ever have to evacuate. It should also include a few changes of weather appropriate clothing. This is a good post on creating these bags, especially for kids. We each have You can also buy pre made emergency kits if you dont want to go to the trouble of building your own bug out bag. Crazy Patch Quilt Block Patterns there.