Emergency Preparedness Calendar
2017
From your Discipleship and Education Committee
Having clean water is a
top survival priority!
STEP 1: DECIDE HOW MUCH WATER YOUR FAMILY
WILL NEED
If a disaster strikes your community, you might lose
access to clean water. Store enough bottled water for
everyone in your household.
• You need at least one gallon of water per person per
day; one half gallon of water per day for drinking and
the rest for cooking/cleaning.
• Don’t forget about pets! Cats and dogs typically need
one gallon for three days.
STEP 2: GATHER AND STORE YOUR EMERGENCY
WATER SUPPLY
Got Water?
There are several ways to get your emergency water supply.
You can…
• Buy pre-packaged bottled water.
• Fill your own food-grade storage containers of water. (You can use
2-liter plastic soda bottles.)
• Always completely clean your containers before storing the water.
• DO NOT store water in non-food grade containers, or containers that are
breakable or difficult to clean and seal.
• Remember that some usable water remains in your hot water heater and even in the
reservoirs for your toilets.
• Low-cost water filters and purifiers can be useful if you have access to a natural water source.
STEP 3: STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE
• Stay Hydrated. In an emergency, drink at least 2 quarts (half of a gallon) of water each day.
DO NOT Ration Water. Never risk dehydration. Dehydration can cause serious health problems.
• Only Drink Clean Water. If you run out of safe drinking water in an emergency, you must
purify and sanitize your water. Learn where the water shut-off valve to your home is. If you
hear reports of broken water or sewage lines, shut off the water to your house in order to
avoid letting unsafe water enter your home.
https://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/kit/water/
JANUARY 2017
SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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New Year's Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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“...but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him
will never be thirsty again.”-- John 4:14a
SHELTER
Post -Disaster Emergency Shelter
may be provided by organizations or governmental
emergency management departments, in response to natural disasters, such as a flood or earthquake. They tend to use tents
or other temporary structures, or buildings normally used for another purpose, such as a church or school. These settlements
may be inhabited for the entire duration of the reconstruction process. Such shelters are complex settlements, and need to be
planned and managed with respect to water, food, sanitation, security, supplies, and health services.
Shelter - in - Place
is often the only alternative
to overfilled or unavailable community shelters. If homeowners
cannot stay in their own homes, or if they are unable to return
home, tents can provide needed shelter. A lightweight emergency
shelter can be part of an emergency car kit or go bag.
Homeowners may also want to store a larger tent at their
residence for emergency use. Recreational vehicles/trailers,
campers and larger boats can also provide emergency shelter.
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 2017
2017
SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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St. Valentine's Day
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Presidents' Day
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St. Valentine's Day
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Presidents' Day
26
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“Yes,I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest.”
– Psalm 55:7-8
FOOD
Following a disaster, there may be power outages that
could last for several days/weeks. Moreover, our local
stores may run out of food. Prepare for power outages and
supply shortages by stocking up a 30-day supply of canned
foods and dry mixes that do not require refrigeration,
cooking, water or special preparation, such as:
• Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables
(don’t forget the can opener!)
• Protein or fruit bars • Dry cereal or granola
• Non-Perishable Pasteurized milk • Peanut butter
• Dried fruit • Nuts • Crackers
• Canned juices
• High energy foods
• Vitamins
• Food for infants
• Comfort/
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Food Safety Tips:
• Keep all cooking and eating utensils
clean.
• Keep garbage in closed containers and
dispose outside, burying garbage if
necessary.
• Discard any food that has come into
contact with contaminated floodwater.
• Discard any refrigerated food (such as
meat, poultry, fish, eggs or leftovers)
that has been above 40°F for two hours
or more.
• Discard any food that has an unusual
odor, color or texture.
• Keep food in covered containers ------>
MARCH 2017
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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Ash Wednesday
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St. Patrick's Day
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“All her people groan as they search for bread; they trade their treasures
for food to revive their strength.”– Lamentations 1:11a
25
SANITATION
HANDS
Keeping hands clean through improved hygiene is
one of the most important steps we can
take to avoid getting sick and spreading
germs to others. If clean, running
water is not accessible, use soap and
available water. If soap and water are
unavailable, use an alcohol-based
hand sanitizer that contains at least 60%
alcohol to clean hands.
TOILETS
Unless we have an ample supply of
water, filling the toilet reservoir with water will not be an option.
However, with the use of trash bags, we should be able to use the
toilet within our home.
TWIN BUCKET METHOD: One of the advantages of
using a bucket is the option of sealing it
with a lid, to keep the smell in and insects
out. When creating an emergency toilet, it
is always important to locate the toilet away
from food preparation or eating areas or water
supplies. Provide a place close to
the emergency toilet that offers
soap, running water, and paper
towels to wash hands. Unsafe
sanitation practices can be
deadly. The solution is to create
two different buckets, one for pee
and one for poo. This system will
serve 3 – 4 people for 3 days.
WATER
In an emergency situation, tap water may not be
safe to drink or use, but water contaminated with germs can
often can be made safe to drink by
boiling, adding disinfectants, or
filtering. (Water contaminated
with fuel or toxic chemicals
will NOT be made safe by
boiling or disinfection.)
Store up a supply of
bottled water if possible.
If you don’t have safe
bottled water, you should
boil your water to make it
safe to drink. If the water is
cloudy, filter it through
a clean cloth, paper
towel,
or
coffee
filter OR allow it to
settle, then draw
off the clear water.
Bring clear water to a
rolling boil for at least
one minute. Let the boiled
water cool. Store the boiled water in clean
sanitized containers with tight covers. If you don’t
have safe bottled water and if boiling is not possible, you
often can make small quantities of filtered and settled water
safer to drink by using a chemical disinfectant. Disinfectants
can kill most harmful or disease-causing viruses and bacteria,
but are NOT as effective against Cryptosporidium and Giardia
parasites. You can disinfect water by using 40 drops of regular
unscented household liquid bleach (2 ½ ml, or ½ teaspoon)
per gallon of water. When diluted nine parts water to one part
bleach, bleach can be used as a topical disinfectant.
APRIL 2017
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Good Friday
Palm Sunday
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Easter
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30
“Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
– Matthew 8:2b
MEDICATIONS
Consumers need to be aware of their medication needs as they prepare for any emergency. Here are some tips:
• Keep a list of all your medications in your wallet (include
lists for your immediate family members, and drug name,
strength, dosage form, and regimen).
• Rotate stored medications whenever you get your
prescriptions refilled to make sure they are used before
their expiration date.
• Wear your medical-alert bracelet or necklace.
• Refill your prescriptions while you still have at least a 5-7
day supply of medications left. Over time, it’s possible
to accumulate a modest supply of your medications for
emergency use.
• Store 3-5 days of medications that are important to your
health.
• Carry these with you, if possible, in a purse or briefcase in
labeled containers.
• Avoid storing medications in extremely hot, cold or humid
places.
• Use child-resistant containers and keep them secure.
• If your child takes medications, talk to your school system
to find out their emergency preparedness plans.
• If you are being treated with a complex medication
regimen, talk to your physician or pharmacist to create
appropriate emergency preparation plans.
MAY 2017
SUNDAY
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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Mother's Day
Memorial Day
“A joyful heart is good medicine.”
– Proverbs 17:22a
EVACUATE
REJOIN
SURPRISE EVENT: The kids are in school; Dad’s at his
workplace; Mom’s running errands ; and the earthquake hits.
Within minutes, the region is suddenly in a disaster mode.
The roads and bridges are not clear. Communications have
failed. Homes and buildings are damaged; some severely.
There are fires. The Tsunami sirens have begun to sound.
The power is out. Does your family know what to do next?
Without a phone or car, how will your family members find
each other and rejoin?
BEFORE IT HAPPENS: As a family, decide ahead of time
what to do for several kinds of emergencies. Make sure you
know how the schools will respond as well.
FIRE: Get out of the house and go to a pre-designated
spot nearby.
FLOOD: Arrange to go to a friend’s house not in the
flood zone.
QUAKE/TSUNAMI: Drop-Cover-Hold on, then grab your
Go-bag and hurry to high ground at a pre-designated
spot to rejoin with your family. Identify an out-of-state
point of contact, a relative or friend, who can be kept
informed of each family member’s whereabouts.
Sometimes out-of-state connections are easier to establish.
DUNGENESS
JUNE 2017
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Pentecost
Father's Day
25
“Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”
– Genesis 19: 17b
GO BAG/KIT
If your region must be evacuated, what should you
take with you?
A BASIC EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT COULD INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ITEMS:
• One gallon of water
per person per day for
at least three days, for
drinking and sanitation
• Cell phone with
chargers, inverter or
solar charger
• Dust mask to help filter
contaminated air
• Local maps
• A three-day supply of
non-perishable food
• Flashlight and extra
batteries
• Manual can opener
• Wrench or pliers
to turn off utilities
• First aid kit
• Whistle to signal for
help
• Hand crank radio and a
NOAA Weather Radio;
extra batteries
• Plastic sheeting
and duct tape to
shelter-in-place
• Moist towelettes,
garbage bags and
plastic ties for personal
sanitation
ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER ADDING TO AN EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT:
• Prescription medications
• Mess kits, paper cups, plates • Matches in a waterproof
• Complete change of
and glasses
and plastic utensils, paper
container
clothing, including a
towels
long-sleeved shirt,
• Important family documents
• Paper and pencil
long pants and sturdy shoes
such as copies of insurance
• Cash or traveler’s checks
• Infant formula and diapers
policies, identification
and change
• Feminine supplies and
• Pet food and extra water
and bank account records
personal hygiene items
• Sleeping bag or warm
• Emergency reference
in a waterproof, portable
blanket for each person
• Books, games, puzzles or
material such as a
container
other activities for children
• Household chlorine bleach
first aid book
• Fire Extinguisher
and medicine dropper
JULY 2017
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Independence Day
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“And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man’s money in his sack, and to give
them provisions for the journey.”
– Genesis 42:25a
POWER
The Loss of electrical power for a few minutes, is
inconvenient; for a few hours, stressful; for a few days,
challenging; but losing power for many weeks or months is
also quite possible in the aftermath of a major disaster on
the Olympic Peninsula. Consider the effects of such a major
power loss:
• Loss of refrigeration for food and medicine storage
• Loss of communications, phones, cell towers, television
• Loss of light after dark
• Loss of electrical heat, heat pumps, circulating
fans,propane ignition, stoves, thermostats
• Loss of pumps that provide access to water or fuel.
WHAT REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE?
• REFRIGERATION: Keep a store of emergency food that does
not require refrigeration. Plan ahead andlocate a facility now
that would be able to store your medicines at the required
temperatures.
• COMMUNICATION: Battery, wind-up and solar powered
emergency radios can be purchased and keptready. Walkietalkies and citizens band radios can be powered by batteries.
• LIGHT: Flashlights and candles can be stored along with extra
batteries, but candles do pose a firehazard if not properly
contained and monitored.
• HEAT: Wood fireplaces can warm a home. Do not try to heat a
home with a propane stove or oven,or with kerosene heaters,
because the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is too great.
• PUMPS: Consider the use of an emergency manual pump to
gain access to well water.
• GENERATORS: Emergency generators will help only so long
as their fuel supply lasts. Do NOT operategenerators indoors
or in any enclosure that would collect carbon monoxide.
AUGUST 2017
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“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
– John 1:5
CONTACTS
& COMMS
MAKE A FAMILY COMMUNICATION PLAN
You and your loved ones may not be together when a
disaster hits. Phone lines and cell towers in the emergency
area may be overwhelmed or even destroyed. Make a plan
for how you will connect with each other.
• Each family member should have an emergency contact
card and carry it with them at all times.
• Choose an out-of-area emergency contact (a friend or
relative). During an emergency, family members should
text or call this person to let them know that they are
safe.
• List emergency telephone numbers in your cell phone
and/or post them near your home phones. Some good
numbers to have are your emergency contact, the fire
department, police station and hospital near you.
• During a major disaster/emergency, you may need to
rely on the help of HAM radio or SATCOM facilities to
communicate.
CCARES
Clallam County Amateur
Radio Emergency Service
http://clallamares.org
SEPTEMBER 2017
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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Labor Day
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“Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.”
– Psalm 118:5
HAZARDS
During and after a major earthquake event, you should
expect: falling objects, broken glass, fires, flooding (tsunami),
debris, ground liquefaction, broken pipes (water, septic,
propane), unsafe bridges and roadways, downed power
transmission lines, unsafe housing.
BEFORE AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURS:
You can make your home safer and reduce the chances of
severe damage. Any unsecured objects that can move, break,
or fall as an earthquake shakes your home are potential safety
hazards. Walk through each room of your home and make
note of these items, paying particular attention to tall, heavy,
or expensive objects such as bookcases, home electronics,
appliances (including water heaters), and items hanging from
walls or ceilings. Secure these items with flexible fasteners,
such as nylon straps, or with closed hooks, or by relocating
them away from beds and seating, to lower shelves, or to
cabinets with latched doors. Ensure that plumbers have
installed flexible connectors on all gas appliances. All family
members should know how and when to turn off the utilities:
gas, electric and water.
AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURS:
• Turn the gas off only if you hear hissing or smell gas.
Once turned off, gas can only be restarted by atrained
technician. Attach a wrench to your gas/propane shutoff
valve so it will be handy.
• If you see sparks, damaged wires or smell burning
insulation, switch the power off at the main breaker
or fuse box.
• Turn the water off if there is obvious leakage, or if there’s
a chance water lines are damaged, which couldallow
contamination. Wait for notification that lines are OK
before turning it back on.
http://www.dropcoverholdon.org/beatthequake/game/
OCTOBER 2017
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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Columbus Day
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Halloween
“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
– Psalm 4:8
DOCUMENTS/CASH
STEP 1: GATHER & PROTECT YOUR VITAL RECORDS
Your most important personal records should be scanned and
the originals kept in a fire safe or safe deposit box, such as your:
Social Security card; birth, marriage, and death certificates;
military papers; passport; titles and deeds; and any other official,
hard-to-replace documents. Also create/scan digital files of
your other valuable records, such as: contact information for
family members and your emergency contacts; copies of your
will and medical directives (but retain the originals with your
legal representative); insurance policies/account numbers: for
homeowners, auto, medical, life, disability policies; financial
account, bank, investment portfolio, and credit card/loan
account numbers; health records: immunization records,
allergies, dietary restrictions, medications, treatments; pet
information/description; property and home inventory items;
employee/retiree benefits information; name, address, phone
number of attorney, financial advisor and insurance agents;
and family photos, videotapes, etc.
STEP 2: STORE YOUR VITAL RECORDS & PASSWORDS
Digitize your records to fit them all onto a hard drive, a CD/DVD
or a flash (thumb) drive. If you choose not to go this route, you
can always keep copies of your documents in a water-proof
folder. For login information to important accounts, keep a
secure record of relevant passwords so that your loved ones
will not be locked out if you are unable, disabled or deceased.
STEP 3. REGULARLY UPDATE YOUR VITAL RECORDS
You’ll need to update your records book when you update
your accounts. Consider doing so at least yearly (e.g., at tax
time, when you’re already looking at all your accounts).
Set up a reminder on your calendar.
CASH: Consider keeping some cash in your emergency kits
because the banks and ATM machines will likely be inoperative
in a disaster situation.
NOVEMBER 2017
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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Veterans Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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“When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.”
– 2 Timothy 4:13
PLANS
Consider how your family might best
respond to the types of emergencies that
could occur in your area: fires, windstorms,
earthquakes, tsunamis, long-term power
outages, and/or disruptions of water/
sewer/communications services.
• Find the safe spots in your home or locality
for each type of disaster.
• Choose multiple meeting places. Different
disasters may require you to go to different
places. Make sure you choose a meeting
place in your neighborhood, a meeting
place just outside your neighborhood, and
a meeting place out of town.
• Determine the best escape routes.
• PRACTICE. Review and practice these plans with all members of your family;
quiz your kids on the plan to make sure they will remember what to do.
• Think about what you would
do with your pets; they may
not be allowed in emergency
shelters.
• Teach children how and when
to call 911 for help.
• Join with your neighbors
and plan to help each other.
Identify residents’ expertise
and vulnerable households that
might need extra help.
DECEMBER 2017
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
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New Year's Eve
‘The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.”
– Proverbs 16:9
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