Emergency Preparedness with Your COMMUNITY
Last week I talked about the basics of preparing for emergencies with your family.
This week will be a continuation of that post -- being prepared with your community around you.
It is good to be connected with your neighbors (even if you don't like them) for times of emergencies.
This is because your community can provide you with food, shelter, and water during urgent times.
For example, your local high school building can become the temporary shelter to people who have lost their homes during an earthquake.
A good tip to prepare for an emergency with your community is to: contact your local and state of Office of Emergency Services to find out the emergency plans in your area and where the emergency shelters are.
(Bonus)
Another tool I was introduced while I was at the CERT boot camp is Nextdoor.
Nextdoor is a phone app that connects you with your neighbors and makes communication easy.
It's totally free, and a good way to inform your neighbors of needs or dangers in your community.
It "reports suspicious activities, help[s] prevent crime, and receive[s] updates from [your] local police"!
So hey, just a good thing to try out. After all, we're living in the age of technology, right? Might as well make good use of it.
Here's the link to the NextDoor homepage: https://nextdoor.com/
Get ready. Now.
Your Emergency Preparedness
