Lamorinda Monthly Meeting – ‘Go Bags’ Released: 10 January 2016.

Lamorinda Monthly Meeting –

‘Go Bags’Released: 10 January 2016

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Community Emergency Response Team

Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority Work as a team Wear personal protective equipment…gloves, helmet,

goggles, N95 mask and boots

The CERT goal is to do the

Greatest Good for the Greatest Number Hope for the best but plan for the worst

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Objectives

Identify what is a ‘go bag’ What they are What types are there

• Car• Home• Office• CERT, Long term…

What the items in them are for What you need to have in your ‘go bag’

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Why do we need a ‘go bag’?

* Earthquake* Fire

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Earthquake ‘Go bags’

CarHome Office

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Car• ‘Car go bag’

• Generally near you• Not limited for

weight, i.e. take things out

• Focus – get home• Walking• Water• Weather

Home Office

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Home• ‘CERT go bag’

• Focus - immediate response

• Short term needs

• ‘Long term go bag’• Focus on you &

your family• 72 hrs to 2 weeks• Water, food,

meds..

Office

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meds..

Office• ‘Office go bag’

• Fall back not near car

• Not limited for weight, i.e. take things out


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meds..

Office• ‘Office go bag’

• Fall back not near car

• Not limited for weight, i.e. take things out


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Fire ‘Go bags’

CarHome• ‘Run out the door in

less than 5 minutes bag’

• Focus – what do you need to get out the door packaged & ready to go

• Reduces panic & remorse

Office

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Walking• Boots / Socks• Water• Poncho• Flashlight / extra batteries• Maps• Leather gloves

Personal• First aid kit• Medications• Glasses / sunglasses• Emergency blanket• Toilet paper• Jacket / fleece / hat

Other• Small AM/FM radio / extra batteries• Swiss Army knife• Water purification tablets

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meds..

‘Car Go Bag’ plus• GRMS radio• Pen and paper• Yellow marking pen• Pry bar• Gas shut off value• Mask• N95 mask• Gloves• Better First Aid kit

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meds..

‘Car Go Bag’ + ‘CERT Go Bag’ plus• Water

• 1 gallon @ person @ day• Food

• 3,000 calories @ person @ day• Some way to cook it• Manual can opener

• Pets• Food, leashes, cages, vaccination

info,..• Leaving your home

• Tent• Sleeping bags and air mattresses• Lighting• Toiletries, underwear, clothing,…

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Fire ‘Go bags’

Home• ‘Run out the door in

less than 5 minutes bag’

• Focus – what do you need to get out the door packaged & ready to go

• Reduces panic & remorse

• Keys for everything• Photos, wedding albums,…• Family cherished items

• Children• Parents• Keepsakes

• Financial records• Credit cards, extra cards and list

of account #’s, phone #’s, …• List of investments, account #’s,

phone #’s,..• Copies of Drivers Licenses, Car

Registrations, Passports…• Contacts for everything, …• Dog leashes, cages, VET records• Lists of other things to take

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The Golden DayEntrapped Victim Survival Rate

30 Minutes 99.3%

1 Day 81.0%

2 Days 36.7%

3 Days 33.7%

4 Days 19.0%

5 Days 7.4%

Time Until Rescue Survival Rate

Buck Helm’s CarCypress Structure

Loma Prieta EarthquakePhoto Courtesy of Ben Ho

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The Rule of 3’s

You can survive:3 minutes without AIR3 hours without SHELTER

from extreme weather3 days without WATER3 weeks without FOOD

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STOPStopThink

OrganizePlan

Lamorinda Monthly Meeting – ‘Go Bags’ Released: 10 January 2016.

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