I am preparing an assignment preparing individuals with disabilities for fire safety. We would like to propose a hypothetical emergency preparedness ‘kit’, including emergency numbers, a bottle of water, etc.
What do you think should be in it?
Coordination with other parties. By this all will be fine and controlled,.
I was just wondering what would be recommended gear to have packed for avalanche safety? I have a shovel, probe, and beacon, but wondering what else might be important to carry?
Get an Avalung, a breathing mask which extracts air from the snow around you.
Or at least a back pack for you’re pet, pets? 
Just in case. Another thought. What do you think of the Red Cross website= if you’ve had a chance to look at it? Do you think there is anything you could add to it? Best answer gets10 points and everyone else will have my ut most gratitude.
I am not prepared. I admit it. I always have a lot of food for my dog; at least a month’s worth, but I would be in trouble with my fish. [No water stored] And if the electricity was off, yikes. Yeah. I need to get on this. To try to do it after the fact is ridiculous.
For a family of 4.
I answered this before.
Flashlight and extra batteries
Battery operated radio
Bottled water
Canned food
Dried fruits and berries
Vitamins
Duct tape, Electric tape
Propane stove and bottled propane
Lantern and oil
Matches/butane lighters
Blankets
Medicine, aspirin, antibiotic creme
Scissors
Towels
Bandages
Extra clothes
Extra shoes
A sharp knife
cookware
spoons
One that works for a city, what would their job involve?
The job title is pretty detailed - an emergency preparedness coordinator is responsible for planning for an emergency. How will the city handle a crisis? For example, a major rainstorm that results in widespread flooding, blocking roads and taking down power lines; or an earthquake, or a terrorist attack. How will the various city departments coordinate their efforts to recover during an emergency and help the residents of the city? The coordinator may be the person responsible for drafting strategic plans and ensuring the city departments are trained and knowledgable of those plans. The person may also coordinate drills or practice sessions when the emergency plan is put to the test.
Do you feel a need to prepare yourself for any kind of disaster that could strike without notice?
I have a week’s worth of food and water, and a shorter-term go bag.
I am a Red Cross disaster response volunteer, and the two things I consistently find that people don’t plan for are proof of address and renter’s insurance for apartments.
If you don’t have proof that you live at an address affected by a fire, flood, or other type of local disaster, the Red Cross cannot provide financial assistance (thank the Katrina scammers for that). You can get water, food, clothing, and shelter, but not money aid.
People who rent apartments think (wrongly) that their landlord’s insurance will cover any type of loss–WRONG. Get your own. In NYC it’s about $20 a month for a good-sized apartment.
yes!
fire, flood, earthquakes, vehicular accidents, gang war, coup, etc. etc. etc
AND explain why public health organizations should take a leadership role in emergency and disaster planning.
http://www.astdn.org/downloadablefiles/ASTDN%20EP%20Paper%20final%2010%2029%2007.pdf
look through the second one bc it has an index
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Department+of+Public+Health&L4=Programs+and+Services+A+-+J&L5=Emergency+Preparedness&sid=Eeohhs2
what is some of the evidence.
classical conditioning refers to the conditioning (or training if you will) of someone or something to produce a response when given a cue. think of Pavlov’s dogs for example. When he rang a bell to signal food for his dogs, they began to salivate….even when there was no food in sight. Biological preparedness refers to the innate physiological reactions that someone or something experiences (eg the salivation of dogs) when they are given a cue (eg the bell to signal lunch) that they cognitively link to a reward = FOOD.
why the hell would you like anything like that to happen mate.if India’s prepared, then so are other nations as well!!!
If we try to conquer and annexe then the other nations and the big daddy of ‘em all the United Nations will give us a mighty kick on our butts…