Emergency Preparedness Information

National Preparedness Month

During National Preparedness Month, the Office of Emergency Services is urging community to be prepared for all disasters and emergencies. 

Recognized annually during the month of September, National Preparedness Month serves as reminder to promote family and community disaster planning not just now but throughout the year. The Office of Emergency Services will share critical preparedness resources all month long.

Here are four steps you can take to practice preparedness:

Make a Go-Bag

Put together a bag that you can quickly grab if you are in an emergency and need to leave home. Include items like nonperishable foods, water, copies of important documents, cash and anything else you think your family would need.

Make a Family Emergency Plan

Make an emergency plan that you and your loved ones can rely on in case of an emergency. Identify a safe place you and your family will meet in case you need to leave home, how you will communicate with each other if you get separated and important contacts of those you would need to get a hold of.

Learn Your Evacuation Routes

Make sure everyone in your family knows multiple evacuation routes for your home, work, or school. When a disaster strikes, road can become clogged with traffic, or they may be closed for safety. Knowing alternative routes around these areas can help you be more prepared during an emergency. Knowing how to leave safely is an important step in disaster preparedness.

Engage Your Support System

Check in on those who may need extra care, including children, elderly, individuals with limited English proficiency, or other access and functional needs. If you need extra help, build a support network with people you trust who can help care for you before, during and after a disaster, Makie sure everyone in your support network is involved with your emergency plan.

                                               How to sign up for RAVE Mobile Alert (Link)                                   

Printable Disaster Ready Guide (link)

Extreme heat makes air quality worse

Children, older adults, pregnant people, and those with health conditions                            should limit outdoor activities.

Pets and livestock can get sick from the heat too

 TIP: Bring pets inside and make sure they have plenty of fresh water!

If you work outside, take breaks to cool down                                                                Your employer must provide you with water, rest, and shade.

Check in on a friend, neighbor, or co-worker and have someone do the same for you.

• If you use a generator when the power is out, use it safely.   

  🚫 NEVER use a generator inside your home or garage, even if doors                                                      and windows are open.

  ✅ Only use generators outside, more than 20 feet away from your                                                        home, doors, and windows

  
  

• If you lose power, keep freezers and refrigerators closed!

  Remember:

  ❄️ A refrigerator will keep food cold for about four hours.

• ❄️ A full freezer will keep the temperature for about 48 hours.

  ❄️ You can use coolers with ice if necessary.

  
  

For more tips visit www.listoscalifornia.org or contact Jackie Olivares at 530-458-0165, email jtolivares@countyofcolusaca.gov