Preparedness
Bandages and Dressings, Wound Cleansers, Medications/Creams/Ointments/Repellants.
What is a First Aid Kit?
Move valuables to higher levels in your house. Protect them in waterproof containers. Move supplies such as food, water, light, and clothing to higher levels as well.
What is what to do before a flood (if time permits)?
If you are in this type of structure during a tornado, the safest thing to do is get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter.
What is a trailer or mobile home?
You smell gas. Floodwaters remain around the building. Your home was damaged by fire and the authorities have not declared it safe.
What is Do Not Enter!
This natural disaster appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour.
What is a tornado?
This program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
What is the Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) program?(Citizen Corps is also a correct answer)
Ensuring all required or suggested immunizations are up to date is one way to mitigate this hazard.
What is a biological threat?
If you are unable to evacuate during a tornado, this is the best place to go.
What is a safe room?
Difficulty communicating thoughts. Difficulty sleeping. Difficulty maintaining balance in their lives. Low threshold of frustration. Limited attention span. Poor work performance. Headaches/stomach problems. Tunnel vision/muffled hearing. Colds or flu-like symptoms. Disorientation or confusion. Difficulty concentrating. Reluctance to leave home. Depression, sadness. Feelings of hopelessness. Mood-swings and easy bouts of crying. Overwhelming guilt and self-doubt. Fear of crowds, strangers, or being alone.
What are signs of disaster related stress?
To prepare for this natural disaster, secure your water heater, refrigerator, furnace, and gas appliances by strapping them to the wall studs and bolting to the floor.
What is an earthquake?
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)
By doing this mitigation action on houses, windows are best protected from hurricanes.
What is installing permanent storm shutters or boarding them with plywood?.(Both are correct)
Pet Owners should familiarize themselves with these locations before a disaster strikes in case of a potential evacuation.
What is identify pet-friendly hotels or shelters?
Immediately following a disaster, a community can become easily overwhelmed by the amount of generous people who want to help. This is the best way to help.
What is donating cash or affiliate with existing non-profit organizations before coming to the disaster area? (either answer is correct)
Changes in landscape such as patterns of storm-water drainage on slopes (especially the places where runoff water converges), land movement, or progressively leaning trees are all signs of this natural disaster potentially occurring.
What is a landslide?
1.5 gallons to 13 gallons per person, per day.
What is how much water should a person have on hand for an emergency?
Water – at least 2 liters, Flash light and extra batteries, Jumper cables, Blankets, Matches, Car tools, Coat, Rain poncho, Working gloves, Winter Mittens, Warm hat, First aid kit, Food, Candle, Knife, Hidden cash $20-$100.
What is an Emergency Car Kit?
The best disaster supply kits will have food, water, and other supplies to for at least this many hours.
What is 72 hours?
$165 Billion.
What was the costliest natural disaster in the U.S? (Hurricane Katrina)
This natural disaster can be accompanied by other natural hazards, including earthquakes, mudflows and flash floods, rock falls and landslides, acid rain, fire, and (under special conditions) tsunamis.
What is a volcanic eruption?
"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear".
What is Doctrine & Covenants 38:30?
1 - 3 month supply on hand for emergency purposes.
What is food storage? Make sure it is food you regularly eat!
If in a vehicle, pull over and stop. If in bed, stay there. If outdoors, stay outdoors. Do not get in a doorway. Do not run outside. Drop, Cover, then Hold On!
What is what to do during an earthquake?
Earthquakes, Floods, Landslides, Wildfires, and Avalanches.
What are five natural disasters likely to hit Utah?
This natural hazard caused the most fatalities in 2012 with 155. This hazard also has the highest 10-Year Average (2003-2013) with 117 fatalities according to the National Weather Service.
What is a heat wave or extreme heat?