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The Basics of Personal & Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness

Overview • Woodside Fire Protection District (WFPD) & our unique risks • Stay Informed • Get Ready – Make a Plan • Engaging with Your Neighbors • Next Steps & Getting More involved

Keeping it Real – The Facts • WFPD Resources and Responsibilities • Town Responsibility • Personal Responsibility

Stay Informed www.SMCAlert.info – Primary notification system Portola Valley AM Emergency Broadcast: 1680 www.AirNow.gov Primary Radio Stations • KCBS AM 740 • KQED FM 88.5 • KSJO FM 92.3 • KZST FM 100.1

Keeping it Real – The Facts • Our Threats Wildland Fire o Earthquakes o Landslides o

Ready – Wildfire Resiliency • Defensible Space • Hardening Your Home • Making a Plan • Go-Kit • Evacuate

Get Ready - Outside Firefighters need enough room around your home to defend it!

Your Role as a Home Owner Landscape smart Maintain roofs Prevent Ignitions Keep brush off roads Maintain Build with Access & ignition Evacuation resistant routes materials

Get Ready - Outside Roofs: The most vulnerable part of your home. Eaves: Make sure eaves are clear of debris. Vents: Cover all vents with 1/8 inch or smaller metal mesh screening. Windows: Install tempered dual paned windows. Decks: Keep under your deck clear and use ignition resistant decking materials when possible.

Seriously, Wood Decks … pose special threats of ignition, and of spreading to the home. Fences too…

Get Ready – Your Family Cloud of Smoke • Make A Plan o Include all members of your household o Know all ways out o Have an out of state contact o Review it regularly • Assemble a Go-Kit o Include a list of essential items to pack o Don’t forget supplies for pets • Fill your gas tank o Park facing exit

Before an Evacuation If there is time… • Inside Your House o Shut windows, close blinds o Turn of gas at the meter o Remove lightweight window coverings • Outside Your House o Gather flammable items from around deck/porch o Shut off Propane o Do not lock doors o Leave exterior lights on

EVACUATION A majority of the people who die in wildfires do so because they left too late.

EVACUATION • Don’t wait to be told to evacuate. • Obey all evacuation orders. • Drive calmly with your headlights on for visibility. • Do not block the access roadways.

AFTER Wildfire

Ready – EARTHQUAKES When the Earth Shakes • Earthquake Proofing • Making a Plan • Disaster Supplies • During and After

Get Ready - Before • Anchor heavy furniture • Secure appliances and office equipment • Secure cabinet doors with childproof fasteners • Locate and label gas, electricity and water shutoffs • Secure water heaters • Have flexible gas lines installed

Get Ready - Before Store heavy and breakable objects • on low shelves Secure bookshelves and water • heaters Move beds away from windows • Move or secure hanging objects • over beds, sofas or chairs Keep shoes and a flashlight in a bag • tied to a bed leg

Get Ready – Make a Plan • Collect o Information • Share o With all members • Practice Meet to review and practice o Search for open shelters by texting SHELTER and a Zip Code to 43362. Ex: Shelter 01234 (standard rates apply)

Get Ready - Before FOOD • You like • Require little or no cooking or water for prep • Require no refrigeration • Do not increase thirst (e.g. low salt) • Meet the needs of all members

Get Ready - Before STORAGE • Inspect your food cache every 3 months • Use a marking pen to write your food’s expiration date • Store in a cool, dark, dry place • Store food in airtight or tightly sealed plastic or metal containers • Have a way to open & cook your food

Get Ready - Before WATER • Storage • Replacement • Disinfection

Earthquakes – DURING • Do NOT get in a doorway • Do NOT run outside • Do NOT believe “triangle of life”

Earthquakes - After • Make sure you and your family are ok • Assess for damage • Check on your neighbors • www.SafeandWell.org

Earthquakes - After UTILTIES Locate and label gas, electricity and water shutoffs

You Are the Help Until Help Arrives • Call 9-1-1; • Protect the injured from harm; • Stop bleeding; • Position the injured so they can breathe; and • Provide comfort.

First Aid Basics • Most likely injuries you will encounter: o Lacerations (cuts, bleeding) o Abrasions (scrapes) o Burns o Orthopedic Injuries (sprains, broken bones, neck & spine injuries

Personal Safety • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) o Gloves o Eye Protection

First Aid - Cuts • Cuts Control bleeding (pressure using gauze, elevation, wrapping with Kerlex, o lastly a tourniquet) Disinfect the wound (Betadine solution or swab) o Close deep wounds (Steri-strips) o Dress the wound (sterile gauze, wrap wound if necessary with Kerlex or o Coban)

First Aid - Scrapes • Scrapes o Control bleeding o Clean wound, remove particles (betadine solution, saline solution, tweezers) o Dress wound (sterile gauze, tape, or kerlex wrap)

First Aid - Burns • Burns o Cool the wound – 20 minutes cool water • Sterile Saline, sterile gauze or burnshield o Dress the wound (sterile gauze)

First Aid – Sprains/Fractures • Sprains and Fractures o Ice o Elevate o If bone is protruding through skin, cover it (kerlex) o Immobilize (splint, ace wrap)

Shock Signs • Rapid and shallow breathing • Nausea, person feels cold • Failure to follow simple commands, such as “Squeeze my hand” Treatment • Look for signs of injury • Lay person down • Elevate feet • Keep warm

Get Ready – First Aid Kit Fast and Easy Way to Get a Kit Together • Buy a basic premade kit • Supplement it with the items most likely to be needed • Take contents out of packaging and familiarize yourself • Arrange in order in they would be needed i.e. gloves on top • Divide items into type of injury they would be used for • Refresh kit after each use

Ready Family First Aid Kit For Purchase Online at: www.WPV-Ready.org $90.00

If You Haven’t Already… Make Sure You • Have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms • Know how to use a Fire Extinguisher – P.A.S.S. • Regularly check your household appliances for wear and tear

Know Your Neighbors In an emergency your neighbors may be the only people available to help. Don’t wait until after a disaster to equant yourself with your neighborhood.

Engaging Your Neighbors • Plan get-togethers regularly • Suggest a preparedness “theme”

Call to Action

Next Steps • Go to www.WPV-CERT.org and sign up for CERT • Supplemental Training - First Aid, CPR

Thank You!!! Selena Brown Public Education Officer/Emergency Prep Coordinator selenab@woodsidefire.org 650.423.1406 Vicki Coe CERT Instructor, Resident Emergency Prep Leader vickicoe@sbcglobal.net Emerson “Chip” Swan CERT Instructor, Resident Emergency Prep Leader emerson@cygnusoft.com