Although the current presidential election campaign has been dominating the news media for several months, the "Super Sandy" storm has interrupted the amount of presidential coverage for the past week and will continue to pop up with the latest storm recovery problems for several more weeks to come. Many professional [...]
The following text has been copied from CEPS reports - "The California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) was conducted by the UCLA School of Public Health and Survey Research Center for the State of California. The objective was to provide baseline data describing how prepared California households are for earthquakes and [...]
Now that you have learned what you must do at home for you and your family to be prepared for emergencies and how to cope with an earthquake; the next next step is to develop your own neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Team. Here, again, the COPE (Citizens Organized to Prepare for [...]
Now that we have reported what to do Before and During an Earthquake, today's blog will outline what to do AFTER an earthquake. * Check to see phones were not shaken off hooks. Only use phones for emergency calls. * Check the situation, Call for backup if necessary, and Care [...]
As we get closer to The California Great ShakeOut, we will review, courtesy of the City of Santa Rosa's COPE Guide, the second phase of earthquake preparedness. Today's blog will outline what to do DURING an earthquake. If inside: *Seek immediate shelter. * Drop, Cover, and Hold at least 15 [...]
As we make the transition from September (National Emergency Preparedness Month) to October, the month in which we remember The California Great ShakeOut, we will review, courtesy of the City of Santa Rosa's COPE Guide, the three phases of earthquake preparedness. Today's blog will outline what to do BEFORE an [...]
I started a new blog category for this Petaluma360 site related to "Emergency Preparedness" (EP) in September, 2006. Following disasters like Hurricane Katrina, it was obvious that when a major earthquake occurs along the Hayward - Rodgers Creek Fault Lines, many communities and rural areas will end up with residents [...]
Once, again, seven years to the day in the Gulf Coast area, another tropical storm (Isaac) is following a path similar to Hurricane Katrina (2005). After it made landfall (6:45 p.m., CDT, 8/28/12), the winds gradually increased to a Category 1 Hurricane (80 mph, with gusts up to 100 mph). [...]
Almost seven years, to the date, our local newscasts are describing Hurricane Isaac and its projected path by Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, on its way toward New Orleans. No one, at this time, knows for sure what will happen over the next few days. Wikipedia, posted the following [...]
Yesterday's copy of Then & Now Blog #9, first printed on 4-19-06 (six years ago) outlined a citizens-driven initiative that, for the first three years (2006-2009) grew to include over 100 CERT grads (30 of whom earned Ham Technician Class Licenses), represented over a dozen NERT areas in Petaluma, including [...]