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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
D ISASTER P REPAREDNESS
Living on Shaky Ground:
Prepare-Survive-Recover
A WLEOG Public Outreach Program
Sponsored by West Lane Emergency Operations Group
Web address: www.wleog.org
NOW YOU CAN LEARN
HOW TO PREPARE FOR
EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS -
ON YOUR COMPUTER,
PHONE OR TABLET!
Go to WLEOG.ORG and click on
PREPAREDNESS CLASSES for a menu
of disaster prep subjects. Each has short
videos on different topics that you can
watch when it is convenient for you and
your family.
**SAFE WATER, SAFE SANITATION
**EMERGENCY FOOD PLANNING
AND PREPARATION
**PET CARE PLANNING
FOR DISASTERS
**ARE YOU READY?
The time to start preparing for disasters is when everything is
fine. When things are going smoothly, you can focus on what
you will need when something bad happens.
For example, what would you do if the faucet doesn't work?
Do you have water stored? What happens if your family is in
different places when an emergency hits?
Do you have a place to meet up?
Here are some tips to get started:
WATER
LIGHT
1. Store at least 5 gallons
for each person in your
family. More is better.
2. Purchase one-gallon
bottles or buy larger
storage containers.
3. Buy unscented bleach
to treat water.
4. Know the bleach formu-
la – 8 drops of bleach
for a gallon of water.
5. Remember – safe water
is essential to your sur-
vival!
1. Have at least 2 flash-
lights per family-mem-
ber.
2. Have at least 3 sets of
batteries for each flash-
light.
3. Check the flashlights
every 4 weeks.
4. Back-up safety candles
can burn up to 100
hours.
5. Monitor burning candles
– donʼt start a fire!
PLANS
1. Have a battery powered
or hand-cranked radio.
2. Listen to KCST for offi-
cial information and
updates.
3. Rumors are usually
false – get the facts.
4. Cell phones may work
for text messages.
1. Make an emergency
plan for your family.
2. Donʼt assume you will
be together when a dis-
aster happens.
3. Designate a meeting
place, and a back up.
4. Identify a contact per-
son outside of Florence
– or Oregon.
5. Practice your plan at
least once a year.
GRAB AND GO BAG
STAY CALM
1. Each family member
needs a ʻgrab and goʼ
bag.
2. The contents are basic
– medications, water,
flashlight, food, ID,
poncho, etc.
3. This bag supplements
the emergency supplies
already stored at home
and in the car.
4. Have a bag for your
pets.
5. This bag may be the
only source of essential
items for several days.
Pack wisely!
1. An emergency/disaster
changes everything.
2. Help will arrive – even-
tually.
3. You, your family and
your neighbors are your
first line of support.
4. Try to help others if you
can.
INFORMATION
For more information,
go to the
Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue
website:
www.svfr.org
For more information, visit these websites:
A MERICAN R ED C ROSS — WWW . REDCROSS . ORG
C ITY OF F LORENCE — WWW . CI . FLORENCE . OR . US
FEMA — WWW . READY . GOV
L ANE C OUNTY — WWW . LANECOUNTY . ORG
S IUSLAW V ALLEY F IRE AND R ESCUE — WWW . SVFR . ORG
WLEOG — WWW . WLEOG . ORG
**SENIOR CITIZEN PREPAREDNESS
Sponsored by
**DOCUMENTATION AND
INSURANCE
In addition to the classes, the WLEOG.ORG website
has extremely useful information on NATURAL
HAZARDS and EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
Each of these has videos on various topics that
explain the hazards the Pacific Northwest faces, and
how to prepare for them.
S TREETS I NSURANCE
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Florence, Oregon
541-997-8574
C ENTRAL L INCOLN PUD
966 Highway 101, Florence
541-997-3414
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