The last few days have been beautiful, haven't they? When the weather in Los Angeles is beautiful, there's nothing like it. But we know, living in an earthquake zone, that disaster can strike when we least expect it. We feel safe knowing we're prepared...
Are You Ready for an Emergency?
Last year, when we cleaned out our landing strip, we put together an emergency box. It holds all of our important papers. We can grab it in a hurry if we have to evacuate our home. Our landing strip's a small console so we keep it there. A closet near the front door, or any place where it's easily accessible, would also work. Coupled with our computer and a backpack of emergency supplies, we feel prepared to leave our house at a moment's notice. And we hope that we won't have to.
We use a portable file box which we purchased from The Container Store but we also suggest the Vital Records Portavault, which won top honours at this year's Organizing Awards. It was designed expressly for emergencies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It contains a checklist of important papers and emergency supplies to help you to organize your paperwork.
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That porta-vault is an interesting Idea, but it seems like something I could make myself for way less than 70$.
view Christal's profile
i'm fairly ok. one handy tip i've used is labeling the contacts in your cell phone by relation (the important ones). that way, if you are found & go to the e.r., they have the number of "mom" & "husband". in some cases, they don't get to your records fast enough.
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FEMA disaster prepared-ness info/guidelines:
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
For earthquake prone CA - have your refrigerator strapped to the wall and cupboards that fasten shut. I don't yet... but I mean to. Apparently many injuries from earthquakes are due to tipping and falling objects, like refrigerators and dishes from cupboards.
Also, have on hand food, water, medicines for 3 days, which is typically how long it takes for emergency services to be up and running after a disaster.
view SanDiegoAT's profile
I don't have emergency contacts listed by relation in my cell, but I have four "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) contacts. Here's more information: ICE
view graefix's profile
I love the idea of ICE. I just logged them into my cell about 2 weeks ago.
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