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Association. This site contains vital information on the issues we need to
know about as property owners here in the Knolls.
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SKNA Annual Rummage Sale
June 9th 8AM-2PM
In the Parking Lot of the Community Church on Frost
Rd.
As always we will need volunteers, tents, and clean
sell-able treasures to sell . So as you do your spring cleaning please
keep the Sandia Knolls Neighborhood Association in mind. We use the
proceeds to fund our website, e-mail and other neighborhood projects.
Dave on Pinon Heights, got this great shot of an Owl in his backyard
recently.
Carlito Springs Meeting
On Wednesday, May 9, from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM,
Commissioner Wayne A. Johnson and the Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation
Dept. will host another community meeting focusing on Part II of the CLR.
Part II recommends future rehabilitation efforts that will enable public
access to Carlito Springs in a manner that protects the property's valuable
resources and preserves it character.
The meeting will again be held at the Los Vecinos
Community Center, 478 ½ Old Highway 66 in the Village of Tijeras.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (505)
314-0433 or via email if you have any questions about this event or about
the Carlito Springs Open Space.
A rare solar eclipse is coming to Albuquerque on May 20,
and Bernalillo County is proud to host a special viewing and educational
event at Mesa del Sol.
The county’s sports fields and the Hard Rock Pavilion
parking lot at Mesa del Sol will provide excellent views of the annular
solar eclipse, when the moon is scheduled to block out the center of the sun
and create a “ring of fire.”
The special event will be hosted at the county’s parks
and recreation fields at 5601 University Blvd. S.E. Gates open at 2 p.m.
Guests will have access to a large movie screen streaming
the eclipse as viewed by a University of New Mexico telescope.
The eclipse begins about 6:28 p.m. and runs until sunset,
about 8:20 p.m.
There will be a designated area for professionals to
bring their own telescopes and equipment and an area for other spectators to
view the solar eclipse as well.
Experts advise it is critical to not look at the eclipse
without proper eye protection.
KIDS CAMERA MAKING
The county’s Mountain View Community Center staff will
have a booth to help children make their own pinhole cameras, and protective
glasses to view the eclipse will be handed out while supplies last.
Food vendors, music and plenty of parking are also
available at this rare event.
Call Bernalillo County’s Parks and Recreation Department
at 505.314.0416 for more information.
Solar Eclipse Event:
Date: Sunday, May 20th
Time: 12 noon - 8:30 p.m.
Location: 5601
University Blvd. SE Bernalillo County’s Parks and Recreation Fields (parking
at Hard Rock Pavilion)
Emergency
Notification Opt-In for Cellular/VoIP Phones
In our continued effort to improve the safety of citizens
in the unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County, Bernalillo County and the
Emergency Communications Center (E9-1-1), are pleased to announce you may
now register your cellular and/or VoIP phone number(s) for the purpose of
receiving emergency notifications. Bernalillo County has an emergency
notification system which can be used to send important messages to
residents and businesses within the unincorporated areas of the County with
the capability of sending thousands of messages in a very short time, based
on the geo-graphic location of an incident.
Examples of Emergency Notifications may be:
·Evacuation notices due to fires, floods or other environmental
hazard.
·Notifications of dangerous situations in your area, such as an
environmental hazard, law enforcement investigation or other instance where
you may be instructed to remain in your home.
* Notifications are NOT automatic and are sent at the
direction of an incident commander or other managing authority.
If you have a landline phone, either residential or
business, your phone number has automatically been entered into the system
and is capable of receiving an emergency notification.
If your primary phone is a cellular/VoIP phone number and
you would like to receive the emergency notification you will need to
register the phone number with Target Notification.
Keep in mind once you register your phone number and the
Bernalillo County Emergency Communications Department sends out an emergency
message, you will receive the notification even if you are NOT in the
affected area at the time.
Also, if you change your cellular/VoIP phone number you
will need to re-register it.
and go to “Click here to opt-in for
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION “
If you need further assistance please contact: Jared
Sanchez at 798-7004
Emergency Notification Opt-In for
Cellular/VoIP Phones
Believe it or not,
Election Day is right around the corner!
It’s time to start getting prepared to cast your
ballot in the June 5th Primary Election.
You may not have decided how you want to cast your
vote yet, but we’re going to provide you all the
information about how to do it once you’ve made up
your mind.
First things first, the Primary Election in New Mexico
is open only to registered Democrats and Republicans.
Want to double-check how you are registered? Visit our
new “My Voter Information” site on the Clerk’s page at
www.bernco.gov/clerk .
Need to register or been registered as Decline to
State, Independent or a minor party for years but want
to get in on the Primary election action?
Your voter registration needs to be updated by
May 8, 2012.
Your application must be received in
our office or postmarked by that date in order to vote
in the Primary Election. To update your registration,
call our office at
243-VOTE (8683) or for more
information visit the Clerk’s page at
www.bernco.gov/clerk
There will be three ways to vote in the Primary
election, Absentee, Early and on Election Day.
Please see the detailed information below about how to
cast your ballot in this year’s election. As always,
our doors are open to you. My staff is available to
take all your election-related questions Monday –
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling
243-VOTE (8683).
We have also been working hard to develop our
with better and more detailed information. For
information specific to voting in Primary 2012, please
visit
www.bernco.gov/myvotecenter
and for voter registration information, sample ballots
and detailed information about voting, please visit:
www.bernco.gov/mvi.
Happy voting,
Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Bernalillo County Clerk
Voter Registration Information
Please visit our
“My Voter Information”
page on the bernco.gov site for information specific
to you. By entering your registered name and date of
birth, you will access your current voter registration
information, including name, address and political
party, precinct, districts (with links to district
information), a sample ballot (beginning May 1) and
detailed information about how to cast your ballot.
Voting Absentee
To vote absentee, call our office at
243-VOTE or e-mail us at
clerk@bernco.gov
to request an application. You may also fill out,
print and mail an application from home by visiting
the Clerk’s page at
www.bernco.gov/clerk.
Applications must be received in our office by
Friday, June 1 in order to receive an
absentee ballot by mail.
Voting Early
You may vote absentee in-person (Early) beginning
May 8th at our Clerk’s Office Annex
at 620 Lomas or at any one of 17 additional locations
opening
May 19th. Early voting
will last through
Saturday, June 2. To find the hours
of operation and the closest early vote center to you,
please visit:
www.bernco.gov/mvi
Voting On Election Day
This year, the biggest change will be how we vote on
Election Day. Rather than voting at your regular
Election Day precinct, you may now vote at any
“My Vote Center”
in Bernalillo County
on Election Day, June 5th, from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. To find the closest or most
convenient Election Day vote center to you, please
visit:
www.bernco.gov/mvi.
Bernalillo County to Hire 85 Teens for
Summer Mentor Program
Bernalillo County – This week students
can start applying for paid summer jobs at Bernalillo County. The
county’s Job Mentor Program is once again seeking to hire students who
want to earn some extra money, while gaining valuable work experience.
“It’s a win-win for everybody,” says Commission Chair Art De La
Cruz. “The county gets bright talented students to take on real
work projects and the students get a jump-start on building their
resumes.”
To be eligible to apply, the student must be
currently enrolled in school. Students must be between the ages of 14
and 18 years old. Students who are 14 need a work permit through the
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions before applying. The
summer jobs pay $7.50 per hour and the Job Mentor Program is 8-weeks
long. The first day of work is June 4.
“It’s an opportunity for young people to
explore career options,” says County Manager Tom Zdunek. “We
have had some wonderful successes with students who have worked for us
during the summer and returned years later as employees.”
The county’s Human Resources Department will
strive to place students with various departments throughout the
county based on the student’s area of interest.
To apply, visit
www.bernco.gov
or interested students can apply online at the Human Resources offices
at One Civic Plaza NW, 4th floor, room 4012. Applications
will be accepted until all positions have been filled.
Subject: EMIFPA: Fire
Notification from Bernalillo County
In our continued effort to improving the
safety of citizens in the unincorporated
areas of Bernalillo County , Bernalillo
County and the Emergency Communications
Center (E9-1-1), are pleased to announce
you may now register your cellular
and/or VoIP phone number(s) for the
purpose of receiving emergency
notifications. Bernalillo County has an
emergency notification system
which can be used to send important
messages to residents and businesses
within the unincorporated areas of the
County with the capability of sending
thousands of messages in a very short
time, based on the geographic location
of an incident.
Examples of Emergency Notifications may
be:
Evacuation notices due to emergency
situations, such as fire, flood or other
environmental hazard.
Notifications of dangerous situations in
your area, such as an environmental
hazard, law enforcement investigation or
other instance where you may be
instructed to remain in your home.
* Notifications are NOT automatic and
are sent at the direction of an incident
commander or other managing authority of
a situation.
If you have a landline phone, either
residential or business, your phone
number has automatically been entered
into the system and is capable of
receiving an emergency notification.
If your primary phone is a cellular/VoIP
phone number and you would like to
receive the emergency notification you
will need to register the phone number
with Target Notification.
Keep in mind once you register your
phone number and the Bernalillo County
Emergency Communications Department
sends out an emergency message, you will
receive the notification even if you are
NOT in the affected area at the time.
Also, if you change your cellular/VoIP
phone number you will need to re-register
it.
If you need further assistance please
contact: Jared Sanchez at 798-7004
Comcast Internet for Low Income Families
Comcast is now offering $10 per month home Internet access to
families who qualify for free school lunches. The offer is
part of a new program called 'Internet Essentials', which will
provide the low-cost Internet in any area where Comcast
provides service.
Families will be responsible for taxes on the $10 services,
but will not have to pay fees for activation or equipment
rentals. Families can also recieve a laptop computer for $150
plus tax when they sign up
and are eligible to receive free Internet training. The
computer comes equipped with parental controls to protect
children online.
In order to be eligible, families must not have subscribrd to
Comcast Internet service within the previous 90 days, and must
not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment.
To apply, call 1-855-8-INTERNET to request an application.
I got 2 replies from people suggesting services for snow removal.
3M
Lynn Moir
5059803615
Chris Spear has a Bronco and a plow, he is out and about right now
servicing his many customers. If you call him, he can advise on the
costs - dependent on the driveway or business. Chris takes care of
Mountain Insurance, the Shell station and many others.
If there is an elderly person or couple that needs their driveway
shoveled he may give them a better rate, he is a very kind person.
263-9420
I have not checked these folks out but they are suggestions from our
members,
Have a good day,
Mark Emery
The Plague has reared its ugly head again here in the
East Mountain area;
These
are some very abbreviated from Commissioner Brasher's very
informative meeting on Aug. 4th. Speakers were Dr. Paul Ettestad,
Veterinarian and Epidemiologist for the NM Dept. of Health, Dr. Mark
DiMenna, Entymologist, Supervisor of the City of Abq. Vector-Borne and
Zoonotic Disease Division (452-5301), Jeff Sheyka, plague specialist
(452-5302) ,and George Schroeder of Environmental Health. Commissioner
Brasher intends to have this taped presentation shown on government tv.
Plague
first came into the US in about 1900 at the ports of Honolulu, Galveston,
and San Francisco. Today plague is found mostly in the western US.
Fleas are carried on rock squirrels and prairie dogs, mainly. Some types
of fleas are better carriers than others. 71% of those who get
plague have gotten them from flea bites.
There are
3 forms of plague: septicemic, bubonic, and pneumonic (inhaling it).
Don't worry about the last kind, because there hasn't been an incidence of
that kind in the US since 1925. There have been 53 cases of plague
in the US between 1970 and 2008. Most of those have been in the
counties of Santa Fe and Bernalillo.
Incidences of plague follow El Ninos. Most cases are in summer.
The first case in the East Mtn. was 1959. There have been 46 cases
in the EM from 1959 to present. 17 cases occurred in the EM between
July 2005 and July 2009. (There was a total of 24 cases in all of NM
during that same span of time.)
The
highest risk of plague is at an altitude of 2300 m--or about 7000 feet and
is associated with populations of pinon trees and juniper trees. (That's
us.) Wood piles are the main habitat. Rock squirrels are the
most common host, and as many as 600
fleas have been counted on one rock squirrel. They also affect deer
mice, pinon mice, and wood rats (that's the packrat). Exposure for
people is near their homes.
There have never been any cases of Hanta virus in Bernalillo County--ever.
The recommended disinfectant for rodent droppings is a bleach and
water solution.
West Nile
virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. There have been no cases in NM
this year to date.
Report
mysteriously dead rock squirrels or prairie dogs near vacated colonies to
the Health Dept.(See phone nos. above.) Handle dead rodents with care.
Christine
Smith
Wildfire Safety Tips - Are You
Prepared? Provided by the
Bernalillo County Fire Prevention Division - 2012
Wildfires are burning in the area, wind and heat has begun to dry out
grasslands and brush. Forecasted heat for Eastern NM and West Texas, and
warm winds are making for an increasing threat of wildfires. Additionally,
more and more people are making their homes in grasslands of the Eastern
New Mexico and the West Texas Panhandle. There, homeowners enjoy the
beauty of the environment but face the very real danger of wildfire.
Every year across our nation, some homes are spared while many others are
destroyed after a major wildfire. Those that survive almost always do so
because their owners had prepared for the eventuality of fire, which is an
inescapable force of nature in fire-prone wild land areas. Said in another
way – if it's predictable, it's preventable!
Wildfires often begin unnoticed. They spread quickly, igniting grass,
brush, trees, and homes. Reduce your risk by preparing now – before
wildfire strikes. Meet with your family to decide what to do and where to
go if wildfires threaten your area. Follow the steps listed below to
protect your family, home, and property.
Practice Wildfire Safety
People start most wildfires …find out how you can promote and practice
wildfire safety.
Contact your local fire department, health department, Bureau of Land
Management or forestry office for information on fire laws.
Ensure adequate accessibility by large fire vehicles to your
property and home.
Clearly mark all driveway entrances and display your name and
address.
Report hazardous conditions that could cause a wildfire.
Teach children about fire safety. Keep matches out of their reach.
Post fire emergency telephone numbers.
Plan several escape routes away from your home – by car and by foot.
Talk to your neighbors about wildfire safety. Plan how the
neighborhood could work together after a wildfire. Make a list of your
neighbors' skills such as medical or technical. Consider how you could
help neighbors who have special needs such as elderly or disabled
persons. Make plans to take care of children who may be on their own if
parents can't get home.
Before Wildfire Threatens
Design and landscape your home with wildfire safety in mind. Select
materials and plants that can help contain fire rather than fuel it. Use
fire-resistant or noncombustible materials on the roof and exterior
structure of the dwelling, or treat wood or combustible material used in
roofs, siding, decking, or trim with fire-retardant chemicals evaluated by
a nationally recognized laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories
(UL). Plant fire-resistant shrubs and trees. For example, hardwood trees
are less flammable than pine, evergreen, eucalyptus or fir trees.
Your best resource for proper planning is
www.firewise.org which has outstanding information used daily by
residents, property owners, fire departments, community planners,
builders, public policy officials, water authorities, architects and
others to assure safety from fire – it really works. Firewise workshops
are offered for free all across the Nation in communities large and small
and free Firewise materials can be obtained easily by anyone interested.
Create a 30- to 100-foot safety
zone around your home
Within this area, you can take steps to reduce potential exposure to
flames and radiant heat. Homes built in pine forests should have a minimum
safety zone of 100 feet. If your home sits on a steep slope, standard
protective measures may not suffice. Contact your local fire department or
forestry office for additional information.
Create a 30-foot safety zone around the house.
Keep the volume of vegetation in this zone to a minimum. If you live on a
hill, extend the zone on the downhill side. Fire spreads rapidly uphill.
The steeper the slope, the more open space you will need to protect your
home. Swimming pools and patios can be a safety zone and stone walls can
act as heat shields and deflect flames. In this zone, you should also do
the following:
Remove vines from the walls of the house.
Move shrubs and other landscaping away from the sides of the house.
Prune branches and shrubs within 15 feet of chimneys and stove pipes.
Remove tree limbs within 15 feet of the ground.
Thin a 15-foot space between tree crowns.
Replace highly flammable vegetation such as pine, eucalyptus, junipers
and fir trees with lower growing, less flammable species. Check with your
local fire department or garden store for suggestions.
Replace vegetation that has living or dead branches from the
ground-level up (these act as ladder fuels for the approaching fire).
Cut the lawn often keeping the grass at a maximum of 2 inches. Watch
grass and other vegetation near the driveway, a source of ignition from
automobile exhaust systems.
Clear the area of leaves, brush, evergreen cones, dead limbs and
fallen trees.
Create a second zone at least 100 feet around the house.
This zone should begin about 30 feet from the house and extend to at least
100 feet. In this zone, reduce or replace as much of the most flammable
vegetation as possible. If you live on a hill, you may need to extend the
zone for several hundred feet to provide the desired level of safety.
Clear all combustibles within 30 feet of any structure.
Install electrical lines underground, if possible
Ask the power company to clear branches from power lines.
Avoid using bark and wood chip mulch
Stack firewood 100 feet away and uphill from any structure.
Store combustible or flammable materials in approved safety containers
and keep them away from the house.
Keep the gas grill and propane tank at least 15 feet from any
structure. Clear an area 15 feet around the grill. Place a 1/4 inch mesh
screen over the grill. Always use the grill cautiously but refrain from
using it all during high risk times.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a
list of your home's contents.
Protect your home
Remove debris from under sun decks and porches.
Any porch, balcony or overhang with exposed space underneath is fuel for
an approaching fire. Overhangs ignite easily by flying embers and by the
heat and fire that get trapped underneath. If vegetation is allowed to
grow underneath or if the space is used for storage, the hazard is
increased significantly. Clear leaves, trash and other combustible
materials away from underneath sun decks and porches. Extend 1/2-inch mesh
screen from all overhangs down to the ground. Enclose wooden stilts with
non-combustible material such as concrete, brick, rock, stucco or metal.
Use non-combustible patio furniture and covers. If you're planning a porch
or sun deck, use non-combustible or fire-resistant materials. If possible,
build the structure to the ground so that there is no space underneath.
Enclose eaves and overhangs.
Like porches and balconies, eaves trap the heat rising along the exterior
siding. Enclose all eaves to reduce the hazard.
Cover house vents with wire mesh.
Any attic vent, soffit vent, louver or other opening can allow embers and
flaming debris to enter a home and ignite it. Cover all openings with 1/4
inch or smaller corrosion-resistant wire mesh. If you're designing
louvers, place them in the vertical wall rather than the soffit of the
overhang.
Install spark arrestors in chimneys and stovepipes.
Chimneys create a hazard when embers escape through the top. To prevent
this, install spark arrestors on all chimneys, stovepipes and vents for
fuel-burning heaters. Use spark arrestors made of 12-gauge welded or woven
wire mesh screen with openings 1/2 inch across. Ask your fire department
for exact specifications. If you're building a chimney, use
non-combustible materials and make sure the top of the chimney is at least
two feet higher than any obstruction within 10 feet of the chimney. Keep
the chimney clean.
Use fire resistant siding.
Use fire resistant materials in the siding of your home, such as stucco,
metal, brick, cement shingles, concrete and rock. You can treat wood
siding with UL-approved fire retardant chemicals, but the treatment and
protection are not permanent.
Choose safety glass for windows and sliding glass doors.
Windows allow radiated heat to pass through and ignite combustible
materials inside. The larger the pane of glass, the more vulnerable it is
to fire. Dual- or triple-pane thermal glass, and fire resistant shutters
or drapes, help reduce the wildfire risk. You can also install
non-combustible awnings to shield windows and use shatter-resistant
glazing such as tempered or wire glass.
Other safety measures to consider at the time of construction or
remodeling.
Choose locations wisely; canyon and slope locations increase the risk
of exposure to wild land fires.
Use fire-resistant materials when building, renovating, or
retrofitting structures.
Avoid designs that include wooden decks and patios.
Use non-combustible materials for the roof.
The roof is especially vulnerable in a wildfire. Embers and flaming
debris can travel great distances, land on your roof and start a new fire.
Avoid flammable roofing materials such as wood, shake and shingle.
Materials that are more fire resistant include single ply membranes,
fiberglass shingles, slate, metal, clay and concrete tile. Clear gutters
of leaves and debris.
Inspect chimneys at least twice a year. Clean them at least once a
year. Keep the dampers in good working order. Equip chimneys and
stovepipes with a spark arrester that meets the requirements of National
Fire Protection Association Standard 211. (Contact your local fire
department for exact specifications.)
Use 1/8-inch mesh screen beneath porches, decks, floor areas, and the
home itself. Also, screen openings to floors, roof and attic.
Install a dual-sensor smoke alarm on each level of your home,
especially near bedrooms; test monthly and change the batteries at least
once each year.
Teach each family member how to use a fire extinguisher (ABC type) and
show them where it's kept.
Keep handy household items that can be used as fire tools: a rake,
axe, handsaw or chain saw, bucket and shovel.
Keep a ladder that will reach the roof.
Consider installing protective shutters or heavy fire-resistant
drapes.
Plan your water needs
Identify and maintain an adequate outside water source such as a small
pond, cistern, well, swimming pool, or hydrant.
Have a garden hose that is long enough to reach any area of the home
and other structures on the property.
Install freeze-proof exterior water outlets on at least two sides of
the home and near other structures on the property. Install additional
outlets at least 50 feet from the home.
Consider obtaining a portable gasoline powered pump in case electrical
power is cut off.
When Wildfire Threatens
If you are warned that a wildfire is threatening your area, listen to your
battery-operated radio for reports and evacuation information. Follow the
instructions of local officials.
Back your car into the garage or park it in an open space facing the
direction of escape. Shut doors and roll up windows. Leave the key in the
ignition. Close garage windows and doors, but leave them unlocked.
Disconnect automatic garage door openers.
Confine pets to one room. Make plans to care for your pets in case you
must evacuate.
Arrange temporary housing at a friend or relative's home outside the
threatened area.
If advised to evacuate, do so immediately
Wear protective clothing – sturdy shoes, cotton or woolen clothing,
long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, gloves, and a handkerchief to protect
your face.
Take your Disaster Supplies Kit.
Lock your home.
Tell someone when you left and where you are going.
Choose a route away from fire hazards. Watch for changes in the speed
and direction of fire and smoke.
If you're sure you have time, take steps to protect your home
Inside:
Close windows, vents, doors, blinds, or noncombustible window
coverings and heavy drapes. Remove lightweight curtains.
Shut off all utilities if possible, including bottled gas.
Open fireplace damper. Close fireplace screens.
Move flammable furniture into the center of the home away from windows
and sliding glass doors.
Turn on a light in each room to increase the visibility of your home
in heavy smoke.
Outside:
Seal attic and ground vents with precut noncombustible coverings.
Turn off propane tanks.
Place combustible patio furniture inside.
Connect the garden hose to outside taps.
Set up a portable gasoline-powered pump.
Place lawn sprinklers on the roof and near aboveground fuel tanks.
Wetting the roof may help if it is shake-shingled.
Wet or remove shrubs within 15 feet of the home.
Gather fire tools.
Emergency Supplies
When wildfire threatens, you won't have time to shop or search for
supplies. Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit with items you may need if
advised to evacuate. Store these supplies in sturdy, easy-to-carry
containers such as backpacks, duffle bags, or trash containers.
Include:
A three-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day) and food
that won't spoil.
One change of clothing and footwear per person and one blanket or
sleeping bag per person.
A first aid kit that includes your family's prescription medications.
Emergency tools including a battery-powered radio, flashlight, and
plenty of extra batteries.
An extra set of car keys and a credit card, cash, or traveler's
checks.
Sanitation supplies.
Special items for infant, elderly, or disabled family members.
An extra pair of eye-glasses.
Keep important family documents in a waterproof container. Assemble a
smaller version of your kit to keep in the trunk of your car.
Create a Family Disaster Plan
Wildfire and other types of disasters – hurricane, flood, tornado,
earthquake, hazardous materials spill, winter storm – can strike quickly
and without warning. You can cope with disaster by preparing in advance
and working together. Meet with your family to create a disaster plan. To
get started…
Contact your local Emergency Management Agency or your local American
Red Cross chapter
Find out about the hazards in your community.
Ask how you would be warned.
Find out how to prepare for each type of disaster.
Meet with your family
Discuss the types of disasters that could occur.
Explain how to prepare and respond to each type of disaster.
Discuss where to go and what to bring if advised to evacuate.
Practice what you have discussed.
Plan how your family will stay in contact if separated by disaster
Pick two meeting places:
1. a place a safe distance from your home in case of a home fire.
2. a place outside your neighborhood in case you can't return home.
Choose an out-of-state friend as a "check-in contact" for everyone to
call.
Complete these steps
Post emergency telephone numbers by every phone.
Show responsible family members how and when to shut off water, gas,
and electricity at main switches.
Contact your local fire department to learn about home fire hazards.
Learn first aid and CPR. Contact me for the next class March 18, 2011
or your local American Red Cross chapter for information and training.
What to do After a Wildfire
Check the roof immediately. Put out any roof fires, sparks or embers.
Check the attic for hidden burning sparks.
If you have a fire, get your neighbors to help fight it.
The water you put into your pool or hot tub and other containers will
come in handy now. If the power is out, try connecting a hose to the
outlet on your water heater.
For several hours after the fire, maintain a "fire watch." Re-check
for smoke and sparks throughout the h
