What advice do emergency management officials have for families regarding emergency preparedness? Jeff Page, an emergency management agent in Nevada, said this to the Reno-Gazette Journal:
If a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Reno happened the community of Dayton would be hit very hard.
That’s one of the reasons he recommends that everyone should be prepared to take care of themselves for seven days. He urges people to buy a weather radio as one of the first things to put in their emergency survival kit. Then put your old corded phone in your emergency kit because cell phones and Internet phones will probably not work if a major disaster happens.
“There’s no excuse today to not be informed,” Page said of people seeking education on how to be prepared.
“Prepare for the worst: have a plan, have a kit, be informed and get involved,” Paige urged.
Page also recommended that you pack items for the elderly, children, and others in your family with special needs. You don’t want to try to remember to gather them when you’re stressed out about an emergency. It’s better to buy extra (if you can) and add them to your kits, and buy special kits when you can, like a children’s survival kit.
Source:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20091202/DAYTON/912020406/1042/DAYTON