Emergency Preparedness – www.seniordirectories.com Feel like you are getting older and you can’t do much about it? 75-80 million Americans will reach retirement age in the next 10 years and services for the aging will increase. If you don’t need them now, you will – or someone you know will (mom, dad, uncle Harry, your Home Teaching or RSVT widow). Foresightful Senior Directories is the first Utah publication to make available a listing of State, Federal, and…
72 Hour Emergency Kit — #7 Communication “If you can’t go for help, you have to call for it.” Cell phones have revolutionized the world, if service has survived your emergency. CB, FRS, and Ham networks can be augmented by something as primitive as hand and arm signals, whistles and mirrors, if you can connect with others on your net. Remember our initial 72 hour First Responder Kit premise – Deacons are tasked to be the…
Emergency Preparedness – First Responder Kits. A 72-hour kit IS NOT the foundation of a home preparedness program. But, it’s a start. What are the essentials of a three day First Responder Kit? (priority order) Water Food Considerations: “Will it all fit into something Clothing that won’t break my back?” Shelter “Can technology lighten my load?” Sanitation “Will I be able to afford it?” First Aid “I don’t want something else that will Communication just sit and…
Emergency Preparedness – Combat Multipliers. In combat some weapons, equipment or personnel prove to be exponential in their power to effect results on the battlefield. Their contribution or absence proves to be key to the outcome. Today’s battles, even with very high tech communications equipment, sometimes require the surest means for message traffic — hand and arm signals. Deacons are critical to command functions that Bishops shoulder. As messengers for the Bishop they can be a…