The West Lane Emergency Operations Group

in conjunction with Dunes City's Emergency Responders

help you prepare.

The special Dunes City class on October 6th was a success!

More than three dozen folks learned valuable information from great presenters.

Thank you all for attending.  But Wait!   There's more!

Are You Ready?  

 Continuing Dunes City’s Successful Disaster Preparedness Classes is… 

Shelter - In - Place  

The Shelter-In-Place (SIP) workshop is about long term food and water storage as well as cooking alternatives in the event of an accident, illness, death, bankruptcy, job loss, landslide, flood, power outage, earthquake, or even a prolonged truck strike. 

 The workshop shows you how to stock your own home grocery store with exactly what your family likes and how to rotate the items so that you never run out – even if unable to buy food for several months or even one year. 

 You will learn the economics of emergency storage and practical planning to enable you to become self-sufficient, save money, and avoid waste. 

 There will be samples of “emergency” foods and everyone who attends will go home with invaluable ideas, materials, and small gifts. Three lucky people will win Peggy Layton’s “Emergency Food Storage and Survival Handbook as a door prize. 

 The workshop will be held at the Siuslaw Rural Fire Department, 2625 Hwy 101 N in Florence, from 9:30am until 11:30 am on Saturday, November 13, 2010.   Pre-registration for this free workshop is requested by calling 541-997-9614.

Other classes are scheduled December 11th.          Stay Informed.

Prepare to learn the basic skills necessary to protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of a disaster if professional emergency responders are not able to reach you.

There are real benefits to being prepared.

• Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.
Communities, families, and individuals should know what to do in the event of a fire and where to seek shelter during an emergency.  They should be ready to evacuate their homes and take refuge in public shelters and know how to care
for their basic medical needs.

• People also can reduce the impact of disasters (flood proofing, elevating a home or moving a home out of harm’s way, and securing items that could shake loose in an earthquake) and sometimes avoid the danger completely.

Please register for future Dunes City "Are you Ready" trainings by contacting the office or Susie 

541-997-3338

Are You Ready?                                            Fema

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Other Siuslaw Valley courses benefit all citizens taking it. 

You will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster. 

When professional emergency responders are not able to reach you because

you have only YOU to depend on.

Providing area wide classes in Survive-Ability  (link)

  • Are You Ready

  • Map Your Neighborhood

  • Shelter-in-Place 

  • Pet Stress Reactions

  • Safety in and around the Home

  • Safe Water, Safe Sanitation

  • Improve your Survive-Ability

What's to learn about...

Mapping your Neighborhood?

Why Map Your Neighborhood?

 

“Map Your Neighborhood” (MYN) is a program designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters and is offered through many local emergency management offices.

 

MYN will help you to:

  • Learn the “9 Steps to Take Immediately Following a Disaster” to secure your home and to protect your neighborhood. It is hard to think clearly following disaster and these steps will help you to quickly and safely take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives.
  • Identify the Skills and Equipment each neighbor has that would be useful in an effective disaster response. Knowing which neighbors have supplies and skills helps your disaster response be timely, and allows everyone to contribute to the response in a meaningful way.
  • Create a Neighborhood Map identifying the locations of natural gas and propane tanks for quick response if needed.
  • Create a Contact List that helps identify those with specific needs such as elderly, disabled, or children who may be home alone during certain hours of the day.
  • Work together as a team to evaluate your neighborhood during the first hour following a disaster and take the necessary actions.

How to Organize a MYN Team

 

1.  Contact your local emergency management office for training information, presentation options,   and materials (MYN Handout, Discussion Guide, and CD).

2.  Review materials and CD.

3.  Choose a meeting date.

4.  Determine your neighborhood boundaries. We recommend 15-20 households because of the importance of the first hour of a disaster response.

5.  Personally invite your neighbors to attend your neighborhood meeting.

6.  Conduct the meeting using the simple-to-follow Discussion Guide. Start and end your meeting on time allowing for a maximum time of 90 minutes.

7.  After the meeting, fill out the MYN Postcard and send it to your local emergency management office. This will allow us to track the number of teams state-wide and evaluate the program. The information needed includes: 

          Host Name
          Host Address
          Date of Meeting
          Number of Households Participating

 

Remember: In a disaster, your most immediate source of help is you and your immediate neighbors. 

Thanks to Don Hayes, Dunes City's Emergency Services Coordinator.

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