26 Weeks to Emergency Preparedness

To help you accomplish this, Cowichan Valley Emergency Management published an Emergency Preparedness Workbook available online at 

https://www.cvrd.ca/DocumentCenter/View/84184/MIECM-Emergency-Preparedness-Workbook---2017?bidId=

The " 26 Weeks " segment is a mere two pages of the workbook that is full of valuable information and worth reading all the way through. Copies are also available from your LERN captain.

Here are two more tasks. 

Week 2 : Identify a family reunion place away from your home but close to where you regularly are, whether at work, school, or home. This may be outside somewhere on your property in the event of a house fire or it may be near school or work in the case of other emergency circumstances. Talk about this with family.

Week 3: Arrange an emergency contact person. As mentioned in Week 1, emergency contacts can be listed on your cell phone under the acronym ICE, If you use a landline at home, have an easily readable list of emergency numbers by each phone, or programme the phone with those #'s. Family members without a cell phone should have a list of emergency contact numbers in their wallet or backpack.

In a large-scale emergency you will need to have a contact person outside of this province. An extended family member or a friend willing to receive  and relay information will be extraordinarily important. Arrange this as soon as you can.

Your ESS Team, hoping you are well and safe at this time,

Mary F, Petra A, Eleanor V, Gurk S and Virginia L