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Plan for shelter and outside meeting location with your family #NatlPrep

We’re still in the first week of National Preparedness Month, we need to examine shelter locations. Yes I said planning for shelter locations.

Because if this is your shelter idea…

…you might want to rethink your plan.

If you plan for a proper shelter location WITH your family, you’d likely be rewarded with a more comfortable situation. Food, water, etc….are nice things to have. But the last thing anyone needs during a crisis is more things to think about and burden you down.

No one has time for that!

Ain't Nobody Got Time for That… – Danny Dainton

Interior rooms with no windows is always a good shelter location esp during a tornado strike. Not only is it interior, but you can seek further shelter/cover underneath the counter top.

Nice!

After the danger passes, a simple meeting place outside is a good idea too.It should be a relatively easy to find location that everyone knows and can rally up. Also be identifiable from great distances. Something tall and unique could be used too.

Don’t be the bearer of bad news…make sure everyone knows the plans!

Since most of you are home, consider taking the time to assessing your situation, evaluate your options, and make good decisions. But no matter where it is, be sure to tell the rest of your family where to go in case of emergency.

Plan for stuff to happen right? Just look at us now.

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Worst. Year. Ever.

Reporting live from the first week of National Preparedness week!

@rusnivek

How I find out the latest deets on stuff #NatlPrep

Since this is only the second day of 2020 National Preparedness month, we needed to focus in on your plans before, during, and after an emergency.

On the regular, I get TONS of calls/inquiries from people trying to figure out what’s going on. Many of our friends/families can glean this same info I get from the mass notification systems already in place.

The City of Chicago (IL) Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) has an easy system called NotifyChicago.

By inputting your information and particular way to be contacted, you can get the most up-to-date information about any part of the city. This includes warnings, hazards, and of course major street closures due to riots, protests, or other weird things that happen in Chicago. Choosing to be notified via text message ensures that no matter where you are, you can be alerted to dangers in your area 24/7. Subscribe for free here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/oem/provdrs/alertchicago/svcs/notifychicago.html

At the county level, DuPage County (IL) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (OHSEM) uses the Smart911 system which is a mass notification system to alert anyone on issues at the county level.

This could include severe weather, road closures, as well as critical information for anyone living/working in the area. You can sign up here: https://www.smart911.com/

From the region:

I rely heavily on our partners from the National Weather Service. While not the primary way, I think their social media work on Twitter is excellent and pull lots of info from them using the alert feature (notifications on) function on Twitter.

Consider following Mike Bardou and the crew from the NWS Chicago or follow your own local NWS office for immediate weather info. There are 122 Weather Forecasting Offices across our great nation.

More details can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/srh/nwsoffices

And finally, with the amount of info and the onslaught of information being pushed to our mobile devices, it’s good to know that IF it’s too much, you can always unsubscribe to any these services.

IF you have family in other parts of the country, consider subscribing to their area notifications. Doesn’t hurt to help a loved one out as they maybe be too busy, sleeping, or incapable of understanding the severity of their situation. More on that tomorrow.

Keep it safe during this first week of National Preparedness Month by making your plan!

@rusnivek

2020 National Preparedness Month!

Welcome to the 2020 National Preparedness Month!!!

As described by so many, this is the most perfect year to plan for the unexpected.

Join me and my esteemed colleagues as we help share preparedness tips all month and help get you through this rotten year.

Reporting live in my favorite month…..

@rusnivek

Fairwinds Airport Crash Scenario briefing ( G-290 )

Scene size-up

Fairwinds Airport lies within a densely populated area. It is the home of many private aircraft, executive air services, and a small commercial fleet. It has a small onsite rescue and fire capability and has repair and snow removal assets. The airport is situated at the southern end of an industrial park that contains office, warehousing, and light manufacturing businesses. The airport is surrounded by access roads to the south and by major roadways on the other three sides of its property. A high school complex is located to the west at Moonachie and Terrace. The complex includes the school district offices, a high school, a sports stadium, and a gymnasium. The school has a population of 1,800 students in grades 9 through 12.
At 7:33 AM, a small executive jet containing six passengers and crew owned by Global Investments attempted to take off to the north, but failed to lift from the runway and crashed through the chain link fence at the end of the airport property. The plane then crossed a major roadway (Route 46), striking four vehicles. It crashed and came to rest inside the adjoining property to the north, which is an industrial complex including an office complex with 230 day-shift employees. Fires fueled from the jet’s ruptured tanks erupted at the office complex and in 20 vehicles in the parking lot. The fuselage penetrated a pool chemical storage warehouse, causing ruptured storage containers and a fire in the building.
911 was inundated with calls and initiated the EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement response. Bloggers, listening to scanners, are claiming the chemical fire will poison the air and that hundreds are dead.
Conditions:
 Three passengers on the aircraft are fatalities. The remaining passengers have suffered severe burns and injuries.
 Two motorists struck by the plane are dead, and several more motorists are trapped in damaged vehicles.
 The office complex has suffered structural damage to the south wall at the point of impact.
 An unknown number of fatalities are reported from inside the office complex.
 Many injured office workers are being assisted by coworkers and emergency responders throughout the complex interior and parking areas.
 Cars continue to burn in the complex parking area.
 Traffic is halted on the major roadways in the area.
 Media helicopters and trucks arrive and begin live broadcast.
 Weather is clear and winds are from the west at 8 miles per hour.