New Emergency Prep Rep - Meet Shane Curtis!

 You can look Shane up in the Ward Directory on your church account.

Happy Prepping!

FYI - PSA - Be Prepared

There will be an Emergency Prep Class this coming Saturday at 10 A.M. via Zoom - the topics will be What to do right after an emergency and Maintaining peace of mind in stressful and anxiety-producing times

Topic: Emergency Preparedness 101 Series

Time: Oct 24, 2020 10:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://weber.zoom.us/j/97276763178?pwd=TzRmWTRnL3dabjAyV1RjSjdMQjNFQT09

Meeting ID: 972 7676 3178

Passcode: WX14

Be advised, most of the Emergency Prep stuff goes up on our companion site on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625338730928729

Happy Fall, Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving!

Winter is Coming...

Hey everyone! I had the opportunity to meet a really cool person today, who took a photo of one of my alter-egos - Scott, the service missionary, at the Centerville Home Storage - the visit reminded me of a couple things:

 

Winter is just around the corner and we all probably need to do some prep - snow shovels, snow blowers, stoves, furnaces, etc. Now, might be a good time to have a professional check your furnace.

Here's a link to a blog post I did a few years back on checking your batteries in your gas fireplaces: https://wx14ep.blogspot.com/2016/12/december-ep.html

 

Oh, and the cool person I met - Valerie, the Food Storage Organizer - she has a great blog I highly recommend - https://www.foodstorageorganizer.com/ - and she's on Facebook at Food Storage Organizer (https://www.facebook.com/foodstorageorganizer/)

Self-Reliance: What is Available to You

You can find out more at the Valentine and Mountain View Emergency Preparedness Facebook page.

Find an order form, with prices and expiration dates on the products by clicking anywhere on this sentence.

Remember, Christmas is coming and Food Storage and Emergency Prep Items make great gifts!!!

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning

 

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 8
inches, with localized amounts up to 12 inches on the benches,
are expected. Northern Wasatch Front will see the majority of
snow tonight and tomorrow. Gusty south winds will occur today.

* WHERE...Northern Wasatch Front and Great Salt Lake Desert and
Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions. Be
prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times.

Recommended actions

A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you
must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency.
For winter road conditions from the Utah Department of
Transportation, visit
http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx or dial
511.

Never Too Late to Prepare

With all the Harvey excitement in Houston and the surrounds, it might be a good idea to review some Emergency Preparedness for our area.

Evacuations are not unique to hurricane and tropical storm areas - just the other day we had a couple of pretty good sized fires, one out on the flats by the lake west of our communities and one up above Eagle Wood. The first was not a big deal, other than devastating our air quality. The second, people were notified that they might need to evacuate. Are you ready to evacuate or shelter in place if necessary?

I was perusing the WX City website today and found this great link to Be Ready Utah - check it out: https://www.utah.gov/beready/index.html

There was a pretty good link on Children and Disasters that I think is very applicable to our communities: https://www.utah.gov/beready/family/children.html

Lastly, with the power outage a few weeks ago, how many of you would be interested in learning about emergency power?

Carbon Monoxide, Air Quality, and a Happy New Year!

Now is a great time to put into practice some of the lesser known Emergency Preparedness skills - checking on our neighbors. Yes, this may require us to go outside of our comfort zones - it means interacting with people - not via the Internet or on cell phones or texts - take the time to watch your neighborhood, your neighbors, and if something doesn't look right, don't be afraid to knock on a few doors and make sure everything is okay. With the advance of extreme temperatures, the chances of water pipes breaking, chimneys clogging, and heating units spewing carbon monoxide by accident, each can have a devastating result, sometimes including death. Make sure you and your neighbors are safe and alive. You may even want to have your heating units and chimneys checked for safe operation.

Another thing to consider is the wonderful andunique experience we call inversions. There are always pros and cons to living in the most beautiful place on earth, and one of those is winter inversions along the the Wasatch Front - many of us ignore the soupy air, enjoy feeling like we are on the moors in England, and waiting for a werewolf to jump out at us at any time. We tolerate the bad air, but for many, the quality of air can lead to some serious health problems, even more serious than a bite from a wolf. Those with a propensity for asthma or seasonal asthma need to pay particular attention to the quality of our air. In the case of children, many of us take for granted our increased ability as adults to fend of the filthy muck we ingest each day, but for others, especially children, they have no understanding of what is going on in their lungs and bodies. Take a minute to check the air quality, check your family and friends, and see if some of things you may be ignoring in the behavior of others is actually a side-effect of the air quality.

Check the local news, alter your driving habits, especially idling your vehicles, and  utilize other sources each day to see the quality of our air.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!!!