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Disaster plan in place for your family?
It's difficult for me to believe that there has been zero traffic on
misc.kids.moderated regarding Hurricaine Katrina, when practically every other on-line forum (web or usenet) has had so many messages. In any case, considering Katrina's aftermath, I was wondering what people's disaster preparation plans were, and if they've been changed. For us, the most likely disaster to strike would be an earthquake or similar seismic disturbance. I guess we'd likely have some sort of warning if Mt. Rainier or one of the other volcanic cones were to erupt, but an earthquake could happen at any time. As a result, our family plans have mostly focused on the idea that there would not be any chance to evacuate before a disaster. One of the big concerns for our family has been that typically one or both parents have had work or school in the city, and there's a major body of water, Lake Washington, between the city and where we live. In case of a major earthquake, the bridges across the water would be down, further delaying a parent's ability to get home. Contingency plans have included who the girls could go to and stay with in our neighborhood, with conversations with and instructions for the kids, the school, and the neighbors. I'm sure that people who live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area have similar concerns and plans in place. The other set of plans in place have centered around setting up camp at home. We have two large 2.5 gallon jugs of fresh water stored, and food for about five days on hand. We have camping equipment, so we have things like the coleman stove (the backpacking stove too, in a pinch), water purification tablets, and so on. We have a bag stowed with items such as a hand-crank radio, flashlight, batteries, deck of cards, and other items that would be helpful. To be honest with you all, I never thought that we'd really need items for beyond a few days. Now, after Katrina, I'm beginning to think that five days' worth of supplies is a bare minimum. Something else we never considered -- if there really was a catastrophic earthquake, would we want to evacuate from the Puget Sound area entirely? How far would we have to go to get to where there were any sort of services? How would we get there? My husband and I were jokingly fully loading the tandems and pedalling over Snoqualmie Pass with the girls, in an effort to flee the area. A bike can overcome obstacles that a car can't. It's a somewhat fun image at the beginning of September -- it'd be less fun as a reality at the beginning of, say, January. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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