SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017
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Teeter is focusing on
improving the skillsets of the
SOS volunteers and staff
who interact with clients by
providing opportunities to
learn more about the organi-
zation’s mission.
“We have really started to
focus on training,” he said. “I
want everyone on our staff to
be able to serve our clients to
the best of their ability, so we
have begun to increase the
training available to all of
our staff and volunteers.”
Teeter is also making
small changes at the SOS
facility as time and money
allows. The first steps in that
effort have included a new
computer workstation for
clients to use for job and
housing searches and a pri-
vate space for children to
play while their parents are
involved in the intake proce-
dures.
Teeter is quick to point out
the organization’s ongoing
need for volunteers.
“It really is all about our
volunteers. They are an
amazing and dedicated group
that donate their time and
energy to helping others,”
Teeter said. “We would not
be able to do the work we do
without them, and I encour-
age anyone that is interested
in helping out to give us a
call.”
For more information on
donating to or volunteering
at SOS, call 541-997-2816 or
visit www.florencesos.org.
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Five essentials
DISASTER PREP
B Y D AVE R OBINSON
Special to the Siuslaw News
D
isaster preparedness
doesn’t have to be
expensive. Many of
the things we need can be
incorporated into our week-
ly shopping routine without
breaking the bank. Food
supplies can be slowly
increased without shredding
your budget and if you’re
watching carefully, other
things can be gradually
added as well.
There are, however, at
least five items you should
be sure you have that aren’t
cheap, but necessary to sur-
vive a disaster.
1) A means to cook your
food when the power goes
out. Cooked food is more
nutritious, hot food is a
morale booster and just
plain better to eat than cold
food. If you don’t own a
camping stove, get one. A
new Coleman (or similar
brand) starts out somewhere
in the neighborhood of $50.
There are more expen-
sive, fancier models on the
market, but if you just need
a basic, heat-your-food
stove, that will do the trick.
I picked up a near-new con-
dition, still in the box
Coleman, propane stove at a
city-wide garage sale some-
time back for $15.
Of course there are solar
ovens, rocket stoves, and all
manner of food-cooking
devices, but the point
remains: Get one!
2) Have the capability to
purify your drinking water.
If you live out in the coun-
try and normally get your
water from a well or spring,
this may not pertain to you.
Either your water has
been tested and meets health
criteria or you already have
a self-contained means for
purification.
Although I live a ways
out of town, my water
comes from a municipal
water source and is filtered
and chlorinated by the city.
If for some reason the city
ever loses that capability,
then many of us are on our
own. If water still comes
out of the tap, it may not be
purified. I recommend a
stand-alone filter such as the
“Big Berkey” or a variation.
These filters require no
electricity and the impure
water is simply poured in
the top half, the water trick-
les down through a filtration
system into the lower half of
the unit. The ceramic filters
take out the smallest parti-
cles (down to .02 microns)
of anything that will make a
person ill.
Boiling and bleaching are
also recommended method
of purification. Boiling is
the safest method, but filter-
ing the water through a
stack of coffee filters, or
some cheesecloth, then
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The drawback is anything
that puts out light, requires
either fuel or batteries. So
be sure to include fuel or
batteries in your plan.
Battery powered devices
come in either the recharge-
able type or regular version.
Either way, when the power
goes out, it’s pretty handy to
be able to lay hands on a
flashlight or lantern within
minutes of the failure.
Another suggestion is to
pick up a few of those little
flashlights you see at most
checkout counters. Keep
them together in a dresser
drawer and during a power
failure, give one to each
family member. That way if
they need to leave the room,
they don’t have to take the
primary light source with
them.
A word on candles; I’m a
big fan of candles, but they
are an open flame so use
appropriate caution. If you
have propane or natural gas
plumbed into your home,
don’t be too hasty to light a
candle. In an earthquake,
those fuel lines can rupture
and if you strike a match it
could have disastrous conse-
quences.
PART TWO
Next trip to the store, pick
It’s not uncommon for us
up something that makes
to hear of earthquakes all
light. And batteries, you
over the world. Usually
can never have too many
places like India,
batteries. Get a variety of
Bangladesh or some other
sizes, but get some.
faraway place. We watch
Lastly, item number five
our news thinking “those
isn’t something you can go
poor people.” The news
out and buy, but you need
reporter goes on,
some on hand.
“Thousands injured, hun-
Cash.
dreds missing and the death
With widespread power
toll is rising.”
outages comes widespread
If this had occurred closer
inconvenience. That debit
to home, one thing is cer-
card you carry in your wal-
tain: those who have pre-
let is worthless. Same with
pared in advance for just
the money stored in your
such an event have a huge
savings or checking
advantage over those who
account. When the power is
keep putting it off. A 72-
off, ATMs aren’t going to be
hour kit would be just the
working. Neither are credit
ticket for this event. No
card processing machines.
trips to the store, no worries
One day last week, I visit-
about water to drink, and
ed a local bank, or should I
your only concern would be
say I tried to visit. The
to make sure your neighbors
doors were locked. A help-
were looked after.
ful employee directed me to
Last week I mentioned
the drive-through (I was on
there are five essentials
foot). It seems someone
everyone should have on
somewhere had inadvertent-
hand. The first three are a
ly snipped a fiber-optic
camp stove (or some
cable and their computers
method of cooking without
were all down. I was still
electricity), a method for
able to transact my business,
purifying water, and a bat-
but if there is no electricity,
tery-powered radio, prefer-
you’ll need some cold cash.
ably one that includes a
How much you keep on
NOAA weather channel.
hand is up to you and your
Item number four is a
budget. I recommend mak-
backup light source.
ing it small bills and keep-
Everybody knows about
ing it in a secure location.
Coleman lanterns. (There
There are many other
are also other brands, but
items you will want to add
Coleman is the most popu-
to this list, but these are the
lar.) They are propane (or
starters. Get these on the
liquid fuel) powered and put
shelf and you’re on your
out not only a very bright
way to being prepared for a
light, but a significant
disaster.
amount of heat as well.
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adding 1/8 teaspoon of chlo-
rine bleach (unscented) to a
gallon of water is an accept-
ed method of purification.
I also recommend storing
water, but it is impractical to
think you can store enough
water to get you through a
prolonged period of time.
Still a stack of cases of bot-
tled water in your back bed-
room is good insurance and
brings some peace of mind.
Just remember to rotate your
supply every few months.
3) Battery powered radio.
Keep in mind the three basic
rules of disaster prepared-
ness are Get A Kit, Make A
Plan and Be Informed.
Keeping informed is made
possible with a battery pow-
ered radio. There are some
pretty cool radios on the
market. Some have built-in
solar panels, hand cranks
and also run off standard
batteries.
Most models have
AM/FM bands and several
channels capable of picking
up the NOAA weather
alerts. Cost will be in the
$50 range for a good quality
radio.
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.disasterprepdave.blogspot.com.
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