SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017
Western Lane Ambulance District Ambulance Runs Jan. 16-22
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Time
1/16/17
1/16/17
1/16/17
1/16/17
1/16/17
1/16/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/17/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/18/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
0945
1133
1230
1603
1624
1750
0200
0207
0554
0947
1132
1300
1312
1324
1910
0115
0211
0230
0907
1643
1652
1906
1946
2326
0116
0324
0614
0814
0833
1149
1545
Area
Hwy 101
Transfer To Shrb
Transfer To Shrb
Kingwood Street
Ivy Street
9th Street
20th Street
21st Street
Mitchell Loop Road
Shoreline Drive
16th Street
9th Street
Hwy 101
9th Street
Transfer To Regency
Transfer To Medford Medical Ctr
9th Street
Hwy 101
Xylo Street
Knoll Way
9th Street
Rio Road
9th Street
Spruce Street
Transfer To Medford Medical Ctr
Blue Water Court
Xylo Street
Hwy 101
Airport Way
21st Street
Transfer To Bay Area Hospital
DISASTER PREP
B Y D AVE R OBINSON
Special to the Siuslaw News
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Type
Date
Time
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical/Fire
Medical
Medical
Medical/Fire
Medical
Medical
Aid Call
Medical
Aid Call/Fire
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Stand By
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Trauma
Trauma
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/19/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/20/17
1/21/17
1/21/17
1/21/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1/22/17
1749
2050
0803
0029
0227
0337
0528
1009
1016
1055
1103
1115
1201
1330
1810
2155
2207
0223
1021
1345
0300
0623
0721
0949
1023
1039
1102
1300
1437
1935
Area
Fir Lane
Park Village Drive
E Mapleton Road
Rhododendron Drive
Oak Street
Transfer To Elderry Square
Spruce Street
21st Street
Hwy 101
Transfer To Myrtle Point
Buckskin Bob
Lake Shore Drive
Hwy 126
9th Street
9th Street
Treewood Drive
Xyle Street
Munsel Lake Road
Sandrift Court
Quanagh Court
Hwy 101
Hwy 36
Seapine Drive
9th Street
Sherwood Loop
Xylo Street
9th Street
Rhododendron Drive
9th Street
Hwy 126
Planning to live
hen I first started making prepara-
tions I was convinced it was all
about adding another can of Spam
or some more beans to the pantry. The more I
learn and the farther down this road I go, the
more my thinking has evolved.
Your plan is every bit as important as hav-
ing your shelves full of food. You may have
the most well-equipped pantry and every one
of your cars has a get-home bag, but without
a plan it may all be for naught.
Your response to disaster will be different if
an earthquake occurs when you’re 100 miles
from home than it will be if you’re sitting in
your living room. When a fireman knocks on
your door and says you have one hour to
evacuate because of a wildfire heading your
way, your plan has to be flexible enough to
accommodate that scenario.
Two years ago a fatal landslide in Oso,
Washington, prompted an entire community
to be evacuated on short notice. If that knock
came to your door, do you have any idea what
you would take with you and what you would
do first?
Some years back, as a student pilot, my
flight instructor drilled into me the impor-
tance of always keeping a landing area in
mind. There aren’t too many suitably flat
areas in Western Oregon to land a small plane,
but if I expected to survive an engine failure
or other emergency, I’d better have a plan
where I was going to land that airplane.
No plan can cover every scenario, but a pri-
mary basic to every disaster plan is communi-
cations. How do you plan to get in touch with
your family? Have you discussed with your
family who they should contact if they can’t
get in touch with you?
One method widely encouraged by experts
is to establish an out-of-state friend or relative
to be a clearinghouse for your family’s com-
munication. Many times it’s easier to make an
out of state call than to call next door. If local
communications are disrupted, quite often
calls out of the area more successful than
local calls.
Also text messages will sometimes be more
successful than voice communication. If you
don’t know how, ask any kid. It’s really pret-
ty easy.
Now sit down with your family and decide
which out of state relative or friend will make
a good contact hub for you. Make sure each
family member is supplied the necessary con-
tact information and under which circum-
stances you will make contact.
Making plans isn’t as exciting as finding a
bargain on freeze-dried food or discovering
another new gadget. But if you don’t have a
plan in place, none of the survival food nor
the latest GPS receiver is going to be of any
use to you.
After all you’ve got to have a place picked
out to land that airplane. Every pilot knows if
they fly long enough, sooner or later they may
have to make an emergency landing.
You’d better have a plan!
Remember the credo: Get a kit, make a
plan, be informed!
Don’t overlook the ‘plan’ part.
______________________
Dave Robinson is the postmaster in Bandon,
Ore., and author of “Disaster Prep for the Rest of
Us.” He may be contacted at disasterprep.dave
@gmail.com. Visit his website for more disaster
preparedness tips, www.disaster
prepdave.blogspot.com.
POLICE LOG
Type
Medical
Fire
Fire
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Medical
Fire
Florence Police
Jan. 17
Tresspass was reported in
the1600 block of 30th Street.
Theft from vehicle was
reported in the 88000 block of
Rhododendron Drive.
Dispute was reported in the
1600 block of Rhododendron
Drive.
Child abuse was reported in
the 1700 block of 43rd street.
Accident,without injury was
reported in the 200 block of
Chestnut street.
Jan. 18
Child neglect was reported
in the Florence area.
Vehicle/bicycle accident
was reported in the 2000 block
of 21sst Street.
Child abuse was reported in
the 1600 block of 30th street.
Theft was reported in the
5600 block of Highway 126.
Jan. 19
Fire was reported in the
10800 block ofEeast Mapleton
Road.
Theft of services was
reported in the 700 block of
Highway 101.
Trespass was reported in the
1700 block of 43rd Street.
Death investigation was
conducted in the 1600 block of
rhododendron Drive.
Dispute was reported in the
2300 block of Coastal
Highlands Drive.
IMPOUNDMENT
Be Our
Valendine
13334
Female Amstaff mix
#13334 has been impounded
at the Oregon Coast Humane
Society.
Call 541-997-4277 or stop
by the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron Drive to
claim.
Visit OCHS at oregoncoast
humanesociety.org
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