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Be Aware, Be Informed, Be PreparedA Reference Manual
 
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Table of Contents
 
Table of Contents
........................................................................................................................................................2
Acknowledgements
.....................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction
.................................................................................................................................................................6
Message from the County
...........................................................................................................................................7
Public Schools Emergency Response Plan
................................................................................................................8
Resources
...................................................................................................................................................................10
The Internet
...............................................................................................................................................................12
Make a Plan
...............................................................................................................................................................13
Extra Tips for Seniors and People with Disabilities
..........................................................................................13
Extra Tips for Parents
..........................................................................................................................................13
Extra Tips for Pet Owners
...................................................................................................................................14
Extra Tips for Large Animal Owners
.................................................................................................................15
Emergency Contacts
.............................................................................................................................................17
Home Safety Checklist
..........................................................................................................................................19
72 Hour Kits
..............................................................................................................................................................20
Container
...............................................................................................................................................................20
Water
......................................................................................................................................................................20
Food
........................................................................................................................................................................20
Shelter
....................................................................................................................................................................21
Bedding
..................................................................................................................................................................21
Clothing
..................................................................................................................................................................21
Fuel
.........................................................................................................................................................................22
Fire Building Sources
...........................................................................................................................................22
First Aid Kit
...........................................................................................................................................................23
Family Information Record
.................................................................................................................................24
Infants
....................................................................................................................................................................25
Car Mini-Survival Kit
..........................................................................................................................................25
At-Work Survival Kit
...........................................................................................................................................26
Emergency Water Supply
........................................................................................................................................27
Required Amounts of Drinking Water Per Person
...........................................................................................27
How to Purify Water for Drinking
......................................................................................................................27
How to Prepare and Store Bottles of Purified Water
........................................................................................28
Portable Water Purification Equipment
............................................................................................................28
Resource Management
.............................................................................................................................................29
Organizing Your Financial Records
...................................................................................................................30
When Your Income Drops
...................................................................................................................................34
Preparing a Living Will
........................................................................................................................................40
Drawing up a Will
.................................................................................................................................................40
Funerals: A Guide
.................................................................................................................................................40
First Aid
.....................................................................................................................................................................48
Emergency Care
....................................................................................................................................................48
Immediate Lifesaving Measures
......................................................................................................................48
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
...........................................................................................................49
Choking: The Heimlich Maneuver
..................................................................................................................50
Bleeding
..............................................................................................................................................................51
Shock
..................................................................................................................................................................51
Poisoning
............................................................................................................................................................52
Burns
..................................................................................................................................................................54
Broken Bones
.....................................................................................................................................................54
 
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Sprains
...............................................................................................................................................................55
Head Injuries
.....................................................................................................................................................55
Epilepsy
..............................................................................................................................................................55
Electric Shock
....................................................................................................................................................55
Psychological First Aid
.....................................................................................................................................55
Diarrhea
.............................................................................................................................................................56
Hypothermia
......................................................................................................................................................56
First Aid Kit
...........................................................................................................................................................56
Emergency Childbirth
..............................................................................................................................................59
Food Storage
..............................................................................................................................................................63
Wheat and Other Grains
......................................................................................................................................63
Non-Fat Dry Milk/Dairy Products
......................................................................................................................64
Sugar or Honey
.....................................................................................................................................................64
Sal
t..........................................................................................................................................................................64
Fats and Oils
..........................................................................................................................................................65
Dried Beans and Legumes
....................................................................................................................................65
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
.....................................................................................................................65
Storing Garden Seeds
...........................................................................................................................................65
Good Garden Care
................................................................................................................................................67
Preserving Foods by Home Canning
...................................................................................................................69
Home Canning Essentials for All Foods
.............................................................................................................70
Suggestions on Storage of Canned Foods
...........................................................................................................71
Food Storage Recipes
............................................................................................................................................71
Growing Sprouts
...................................................................................................................................................76
Sprouting Guide
....................................................................................................................................................77
Bare-Minimum Food Storage Requirements
.........................................................................................................78
Do you REALLY have a year’s supply?
.................................................................................................................79
The Seven Major Mistakes in Food Storage
...........................................................................................................80
Spoilage
......................................................................................................................................................................82
Insect Infestations
.................................................................................................................................................82
Molds in Food
........................................................................................................................................................83
Bacterial Spoilage
..................................................................................................................................................86
Recommended Food Storage Times
........................................................................................................................88
Space Cramp???
.......................................................................................................................................................89
Emergency Heating, Cooking & Lighting
..............................................................................................................91
Heating
...................................................................................................................................................................91
Cooking
..................................................................................................................................................................92
Lighting
..................................................................................................................................................................96
Emergency Sanitation
...............................................................................................................................................98
Laundry and Cleaning Supplies
..........................................................................................................................98
Disposal of Garbage and Rubbish
.......................................................................................................................98
Sewage Disposal
....................................................................................................................................................99
Emergency Chemical Toilet
.................................................................................................................................99
Chemical and Radiological Accidents
...................................................................................................................101
Damaging Winds
.....................................................................................................................................................103
Drought and Public Water Shortage
.....................................................................................................................105
Water Conservation
............................................................................................................................................105
Earthquake
..............................................................................................................................................................108
Extreme Heat
...........................................................................................................................................................110
Fire: Major Structural
...........................................................................................................................................111
Fire: Forest and Wild Land
...................................................................................................................................116
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