Preparedness 101
This is the FEMA website that has preparedness information for making a plan, building a kit, and staying informed.
What is www.ready.gov?
Besides food and water, name at least 6 other items you might want to include in your emergency preparedness kit.
What is medication, important documents, flashlight, pet items, childcare items, can opener, weather radio, lighter or matches, glasses, first aid kit, blanket, multi-purpose tool, extra batteries, cell phone chargers, cash, maps, extra keys, etc. (Multiple answers accepted).
Your family may not be together when a disaster strikes. It is important to write and have this in advance.
What is an Emergency Preparedness Plan or a Family Communications Plan?(Both are correct)
This is a management system designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
What is the Incident Command System?
This is the LARGEST wildfire in Colorado history.
What is the Hayman Fire?
In 2002 the Hayman fire burned 138,000 acres northwest of Colorado Springs and burned 133 homes.
Bonus: Arson by US Forest Service Worker
It is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. These top three NATURAL hazards could impact you in Colorado.
What is wildfire, flood, and severe weather.
FEMA recommends your emergency preparedness kit have food and other supplies for at least this many hours.
What is 72 hours or 3 days?
During an emergency, when cell phone towers are overwhelmed, this is the best way to communicate with loved ones.
What is text message?
You should ensure you answer your phone when you see this number 1-866-998-3678.
What is the El Paso County Public Health Call down? (will also accept notification system)
This is the most DESTRUCTIVE wildfire in Colorado history.
What is the 2013 Black Forest Fire?
This fire destroyed 489 homes, burned 15,000 acres and killed 2 people.
In 1944 this American advertising icon was created by the U.S. Forest Service to inspire Americans to prevent wildfires.
Who is Smokey the Bear?
The amount of water that should be in your emergency preparedness kit.
What is 1 gallon of water per person per day? (Don't forget your pets)
The two types of meeting places you should have identified in your family emergency plan.
What is a meeting place outside your home and a meeting place outside your neighborhood?
If you find yourself in an active shooter situation, you should follow these three guidelines.
What is Run, Hide, Fight?
To this day, the 1913 blizzard holds the record for the largest snowstorm in Colorado’s history. How much snow fell during the blizzard?
What is 45 inches or 3.75 feet of snow?
If you come across a flooded road when driving your vehicle, this is the best action to take to ensure your safety.
What is "Turn around Don't Drown"?
These are three places you should have an emergency preparedness kit.
What is Home, Work, and Vehicle?
This is the best way to ensure you will have the necessary financial resources to help you repair, rebuild, or replace whatever is damaged.
What is Insurance?
This is the nation's largest repository of antibiotics, vaccines, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, and other critical medical equipment and supplies.
What is the Strategic National Stockpile?
This environmental disaster began near Silverton Colorado, when toxic wastewater was released into the Animas River watershed.
What is the Gold King Mine Disaster in 2015?
The National Weather Service issues these warnings when critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or imminent.
What is a Red flag Warning?
An easy way to remember to check your emergency preparedness stocks every six months is with this saying.
What is "Set your clocks, check your stocks"?
This is the three phase model used by El Paso County Sheriff’s office for wildfire evacuation?
What is "Ready, Set, Go". Will also accept Pre-Evacuation, Voluntary Evacuation, and Mandatory Evacuation.
In preparation for an anthrax response scenario, public health would want to provide mass prophylaxis to the entire population within this many hours.
What is 48 hours?
In 2008 the town of Alamosa was struck with an outbreak of waterborne disease associated with this bacteria.
What is Salmonella?