The second in my series of how-to videos aimed at helping beginners get to grips with the idea of emergency preparedness.
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Duration : 0:7:22
How to be prepared for most any emergency that may come your way. Learn the First Four Basic of Survival. How to educate you and your family about preparedness, long term emergency food storage and building your own emergency kits.
The Survival Center preparedness experts teach this 3 DVD Home Study Course.
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Duration : 0:6:37
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Duration : 0:8:58
Tsunami Preparedness explains how and why tsunamis occur, how to know that a tsunami is approaching, and what you should do. These issues are addressed by scientists, emergency managers, and first responders.
Produced by the US Geological Survey.
Project coordinated by Walter D. Mooney (USGS, Menlo Park)
Filmed and edited by Justine Gesell (USGS, Menlo Park) and Kurt Loeffler (USGS, Menlo Park)
Funded by California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), US Geological Survey (USGS), and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
Duration : 0:10:9
Are you prepared for an emergency, such as a disruption in utilities or quarantine? How would you cook and wash yourself, what would you drink?
Watch as we evaluate our emergency preparedness, as we live in our house for five days without electricity and water from our taps.
Duration : 0:9:40
Nature has made many powers that are beyond our control. In case these take on, all you need is rescue! Some of these powers are fire, water & air.
For fire, just during construction we plan so many things – smoke alarms, water sprinklers, fire extinguishers, but when it actually takes place…… they may all fail at times.
Come to think of this happening in a school. Who would not have a heart to save the young budding souls. So you must have a plan to save the people in there.
1. This emergency preparation plan for fire involves two things – information & delegation.
2. First & foremost the individual must read the manual. Also as per the written notes, he/she should find out the nearest exits.
3. Usually these exits are given in all the classrooms with lighted signage’s guiding the way.
4. This is also a matter for good discussions among the fellow faculties & staff. One should absorb the tips for improvements in the plan.
5. The plan should be explained to the students in detail, but only once it is finalized.
6. Unfortunately, some people do not consider this as a serious matter and rather stop the others as well from planning & taking the protective matters.
7. With such people it must be stressed and affirmed that they take the planning seriously, else in the time of crisis & emergency it could several lives.
8. The real terror comes due to panic. And the only way to avoid panic is being prepared. Preparedness come with practice.
9. Hence, fire drills must be conducted of a regular basis. Usually, people do it just once a year that means it won’t help you counter the panic part of the game.
10. Delegation depends on the person who first noticed that fire is spreading. This person must beware that his duty does not end until evacuation has not been done.
11. In case you notice smoke emitting from a room, and you suspect that to be fire, make sure not to open the door.
12. Oxygen makes the fire more strong that causes a back draft & a possible explosion.
13. The person must immediately call 911. Along side, he/she must pull the fire switches in order to alert the teachers & students of the danger.
14. The teachers can tell the children to form a queue at the back of the class room & proceed slowly towards the safe fire exit.
15. Fire extinguishers can help you put off small flames, but they are not good enough to handle a big blaze. These are usually situated in the classrooms and / or along side the hallways.
16. Though one must not become a hero unnecessarily, they must also help the others move out.
17. In case of a big fire, the place gets filled with smoke and things are hardly visible. In such a situation, place something to cover your face, and then with the sense of touch try to gauge what’s there in the front.
18. Covering your face would also avoid suffocation to some extent.
19. Do not make use of the elevators in an event of fire. Power might fail and in that case the person would get stuck inside and may die owing to smoke inhalation. So, use stairs as that is the fastest way to leave the premises.
20. In case some person catches fire, put a heavy blanket on the burnt area in order to put out flames.
21. In case a person on the run catches on fire, just stop right there, drop on the ground and roll hard.
22. Next, everyone should meet at an assembling point. They must stay there and wait for some higher authorities to declare that it would be safe to get back inside.
23. Everyone must be acquainted with the emergency preparation plan for fire since that is the only remedy to face a dangerous situation.
Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-security-articles/severe-climate-changes-7-tips-for-emergency-preparations-753941.html
Is terrorism preventable? The answer, sadly, is no. The drive and motivation of today’s terrorist combined with the almost unlimited target opportunities make terrorism a threat that is unlikely to go away. While terrorist attacks are not preventable, there are actions that can be taken to protect a specific facility, building or organization from a terrorist act.
Terrorist acts are criminal acts, differentiated only by motivation. While all criminal acts are not terrorist acts, all terrorist acts are criminal acts. As with any criminal, we can take steps to make a facility less attractive to a terrorist. Terrorism preparedness requires two actions: taking steps to harden a specific facility from a terrorist act, and taking steps to mitigate an act should it occur.
Terrorism prevention strategy addresses five specific issues. They are the identification of potential targets that will be catastrophic to the community and are likely to be attacked; the reduction of the value of the target to the terrorists; the reduction of the visibility of the targets; the reduction of access to the targets; and the increasing of guardianship of the targets. Target hardening and increased physical security measures reduce the value of the target to the terrorist by lessening the degree of damage that a terrorist can inflict.
There are many things that can be done to harden a target. Good access control makes it more difficult for a terrorist to gain entry to a facility to do harm. Explosion proof trash receptacles make placing a bomb more difficult, and helps to contain a blast if a bomb is placed in one. Good perimeter fencing discourages and physically delays unauthorized access. Closed circuit camera systems serve as a deterrent and provide evidence in the event of a crime.
Access control systems serve to restrict access to only those authorized to be there. Strictly controlling access significantly reduces the criminal risk by making the target less accessible to the criminal or terrorist. The degree of access control is directly related to the value of the target and the presumed threat. Access control can be as simple as a key and a lock (not very secure), or as sophisticated as the use of smart cards tied to biometric readers to positively identify the user prior to allowing access. Biometric systems currently on the market range from fingerprint identification to using the retina (the blood vessel pattern in the back of your eye) and the iris (the colored ring around your pupil) as a means of positively identifying the user. Other systems use the size and shape of your hand, or the pattern of the blood veins in your wrist as an identifier.
Explosion resistance is critical in the protection against terrorist acts. Bombs are a favorite of terrorists, and are frighteningly easy to build and place. Explosion resistance includes the use of security window film such as www.blastgard.com to protect glass, terrorists know that glass and bombs form a lethal combination. In addition, History shows that upwards of 80% of all bomb blast injuries are glass related in nature. Additional steps include the removal of all trash receptacles (a favorite placement of bombers), or the addition of trash receptacles specifically designed to contain a bomb blast.
Perimeter security is a core defensive measure. Simply put, a perimeter system serves to deter an entry, prevent an entry, or if neither of those options is successful, slow down an intruder sufficiently so that the likelihood of getting caught increases. Perimeter options include fencing, walls and barricades. Fencing may be chain link, or if aesthetics are an issue, bent metal or a variety of ornamental metal options. Depending on the risk, barbed wire or razor ribbon may be attached to the top. Realistically speaking, tests show that barbed wire and razor ribbon have very little effect on slowing an intruder’s climb, but the visual effect can be a huge deterrent. Depending on the threat present, there are a variety of vehicle barriers available to prevent cars and trucks from gaining unauthorized access to a facility.
As with other security devices, closed circuit camera systems offer a deterrent. In the event of an incident, recorded video provides a record of what occurred and possibly can be used as evidence in the apprehension and prosecution of the terrorists. The deterrent value is proactive while the prosecution value is a mitigation technique. As technology advances, the quality of closed circuit cameras greatly improves while physical camera size gets smaller. Advances in storage technology mean that more and more video can be stored, allowing for more cameras and a longer “keep” time.
Mitigation techniques include physical security measures, but also the creation of a good crisis management plan and a business continuity plan.
Terrorist targets are not random, yet choices can be influenced and a more attractive target can be chosen over a less attractive target. What makes a target attractive? Target suitability can be influenced by factors including value, inertia (the size and weight of an object), visibility and access. There is information to suggest that the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City was not Timothy McVeigh’s first choice of a target, but it was the closest target to him that met his needs.
While nothing can prevent terrorism, steps can be taken to prevent terrorist attacks. Steps can be taken to harden a facility, lessen the attractiveness of a target and better prepare a facility to deal with an attack.
Jordan Frankel
http://www.articlesbase.com/management-articles/can-you-be-prepared-for-an-act-of-terrorism-748987.html
A comprehensive overview of various food and water storage options available to the survivalist.
Duration : 0:5:41
Earthquake preparedness plans and kits can save your life when you least expect it. Since there is no way of predicting when an earthquake will strike, having earthquake emergency kits handy can spell the difference between life and death. Remember that in times of calamities and disasters, paramedics, police, firefighters, and other first responders cannot always arrive when you needed them so you have to be responsible for the safety and survival of yourself and your family until help arrives.
The staples of every earthquake preparedness and kits are first aid supplies, medicines, and several gallons of drinking water and enough food for your whole family that will last for at least three days. You should also include gadgets and tools such as battery operated lights and lamps, transistor radio, and mobile phone or other types of communication device that will help you survive even when there is no electricity and gas. Some people even recommend buying furniture-fastening straps, safety adhesive fasteners, and other implements that can keep your furniture, drawers, cupboards and other fixtures from falling off. Cutting tools and fire extinguishers must also be within easy reach so that you can cut off water and gas pipes and extinguish fire when it happens after the earthquake.
In order to increase survival rate, each member of your family should know where to get your earthquake preparedness supplies and know what to do when an earthquake strikes. Even if you have dozens of earthquake emergency kits scattered in your house, if you do not have any idea how to protect yourself from falling objects and other things that can harm you during and after the quake, your kits will be of little use. So you have to remember to discuss earthquake survival with your family so that they will know what to do wherever they may be. Also, since nobody can be sure what time an earthquake will hit, it is advisable to designate a meeting place for your family in case it is no longer safe to stay in your home.
Disastrous seismic activities are quite rare, but your earthquake preparedness gear can also be used during other emergency and disaster situations. Just make sure that you immediately replenish your supplies after using them for other purposes. Also, do remember to check your kits every six to twelve months to replace stored water, canned goods and other food items, and medicines.
Eric Holm
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/earthquake-preparedness-and-kits-689877.html
This is the second in a series of lectures on Emergency Preparedness. Water storage and preservation. To learn more, or to see the entire video go to WWW.FrostCPR.com
Duration : 0:9:45
