You
Can Prepare For Disaster
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Introduction |
These
Emergency Guidelines are
provided with funding from
the California Department
of Health Services
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We
now live in a different world than we did before
September 11, 2001. We are more aware of our
vulnerabilities, more appreciative of our freedoms
and more understanding that we have a personal
responsibility for the safety of our families,
our neighbors and our nation.
On New Years Eve 1996 Northern California found itself on the receiving
end of torrential rains brought on by what meteorologists called
the “Pineapple Express." Wave after wave of tropical moisture
stretched to the Hawaiian Islands and days of relentless heavy rain
resulted in one of the biggest mass evacuations in California history.
As we faced similar flooding at the end of 2005, the fear of a flood
and the uncertainty of leaving one’s home are still fresh in
the memories of residents of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sierra, Siskiyou,
Sutter and Yuba Counties. The events of 9/11, the threat of earthquakes
and other natural disasters and concerns about a new strain of avian
influenza should be a wake up call to all of us to plan ahead, be
prepared.
You
Can Prepare for Disaster provides
practical information on how your family can prepare for any
disaster. It includes up-to-date hazard specific safety tips
and information about preparedness and protection.
We
know that disaster preparedness
works. We can take action
now that will help protect
our families, reduce
the impact an emergency
has on our lives, and
deal with the chaos if
an incident occurs near
us.
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Medical
Reserve Corps
(MRC)
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Several
counties within OES Region III are involved
with developing the
"Medical Reserve Corps" (MRC) of
Far Northern California.
The goal is to have the organization in place by late Spring, 2006
so volunteer recruitment can begin. The MRC provides the means
to pre-register and provide training for local active
and retired doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics
EMTs and others with medical expertise as well as non-medical support
staff to help respond if a disaster strikes.
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We
all have a personal responsibility to
Be Ready, Be Prepared!
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The
Yuba City Fire Department and Fire Analyst
III William Fuller have provided the core
of this Family Disaster Preparedness Guide.
The 13 county health departments of OES Region
III are grateful to the Yuba City Fire Department
and Fire Analyst William Fuller for the reproduction
of their work to be shared by all Californians.
You
can view the original
guide developed specifically
for Yuba City at http://www.yubacity.net/documents/Disaster_Preparedness_Guide.pdf
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