Disaster Planning - Get Ready #4

My youthful Boy Scout experience reinforced the "Be Prepared" mindset.  I also remind Voice readers about disaster preparedness, particularly earthquakes, like the checklist here. I noted the high chance of the Big One here and remind you again

The U.S. Geological Survey says there is a 63% chance of one or more magnitude 6.7 or larger quakes striking the Bay Area in the next 30 years.

Some great effort is coming from the Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) and my main contact at BNN, David Harris, sent this message along

BNN is hosting its fourth annual citywide emergency exercise on Saturday, October 22, and they held a practice walkthrough Thursday night in Lane Room at the Burlingame Public Library. Residents from various neighborhoods across the city who have volunteered to lead or participate in the exercise on their blocks watched as members of the BNN board conducted a demonstration of how the exercise will work. Their experience really shows.

They shared how neighbors can quickly organize following an earthquake or other disaster to assess injuries to people, structural damage to homes, downed power lines, broken gas lines and other impacts, then communicate with Area Command Posts (often located at Burlingame schools), who would radio critical information to Central County Fire Department. The Burlingame Police Department, Burlingame CERTs (Community Emergency Response Team Members) and local HAM radio operators are also supporting the exercise. 

A key assumption is that residents would be on their own for 24-72 hours after a major quake as authorities prioritize and respond to the most urgent needs first.  Why participate in these exercises when we’ve all got such busy lives?

Studies of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and other catastrophes have found that personal connections among neighbors dramatically improve chances of survival during a disaster and in recovery efforts afterward. One of the best things to do in order to protect yourself and your family is to get to know your neighbors.

For more information how you can participate in the Oct. 22 emergency exercise, check out their web site:

https://sites.google.com/site/burlingameneighborhoodnetwork/

Update:  I attended my neighborhood's meeting this morning and found it very helpful.  Not only was it a good reminder of some basic ideas, but we learned about the communication flow during an emergency and had a visit from Central County Fire to remind us of how important it is to be somewhat self-sufficient.  All 50 odd CCFD trucks went 72 hours straight after the '89 Series Quake so there is no way they get to everyone right away!  Here's a photo from this morning

Comments

[G'day]

Another great reason why citizens need to purchase and get training for a firearm and keep it safely locked perhaps in a fingerprint opened safe.

You have a fire extinquisher for a reason. You should have a fire arm for the same reason.

However, be careful with how you vote regarding the recreational use and your own medical or recreational use of marijuana...it will take away your 2nd amendment right to bear arms.

[kooky hillsider]

Wha???

[Dem Dream - Legalize Pot, Get New Tax Money, Take Away Your Guns!]

Just Say No to Bad Public Policy on Prop 64!

Lieutenant Gangster, I mean Governor Gavin Newsom is a big supporter of legalizing Pot, as I've observed for several months on his Facebook pages.

But, don't inhale too hard on his gas. This is very bad public policy. The masses don't understand what it's like to have very easy access to Pot. Many children and teens will gain easier access, which impedes learning greatly, and Pot causes severe health problems with regular use for people of any age.

The current medical legalization in CA is just the right amount of access for our communities.

But legalizing Pot is The Dem Dream - Legalize Pot, Get New Tax Money, Take Away Your Guns!
https://www.thetrace.org/2016/04/weed-and-guns-feds-say-you-cant-have-both/

A Teamster attorney recently told me that the Teamsters (god bless their souls) want to have the exclusive rights to distribute Pot, and they're licking their chops over such a new monopoly.

Please vote NO for Prop 64, and relinquish that Medical Marijuana license to preserve your 2nd Amendment Rights to Bear Arms.

https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_64,_Marijuana_Legalization_(2016)

At least U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) is against Prop 64, along with the Libertarian Party and The Republican Party and many other politicians and organizations.

If you haven't checked it out yet, state and local politicians approved a new gun store in Burlingame. For you first gun buyers, you might consider something simple like a revolver (less likely to get confiscated in the future by CA Dems campaign against semi-auto guns). Or get a 9 MM small Sig Sauer, Kimber, etc pistol. A nice over-under shotgun is great to discovery skeet/trap as well as a realistic home defense gun.

After all, Boy Scouts learn to both be aware, prepared, and also how to shoot and store firearms properly.

Burlingame's Recently Approved Gun Store:
http://www.coyotepointarmory.com/

[Joe]

I've updated the post with a photo and some comments from our meeting this morning. It was well worth the time and got to see some people I hadn't seen in quite awhile. If you don't have a good amount of drinking water and a gas turn-off wrench already, this is your reminder.

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It is really disappointing that any BV people deny the ownership of firearms.
Unless anyone purchased a firearm pre 1970, under the FOIA anyone can get a neighbors purchase, and registration of "Firearm" by applying for that information.
Where will the "Hungry Families" 3-6 children with two parents find their water and food?
Be Prepared.. Not Complacent.

[Dem Dream - Legalize Pot, Get New Tax Money, Take Away Your Guns!]

Holly, perhaps I should let some of the deer from my front yard into my fenced back yard just in case.

I'm totally capturing rainwater in barrels off my roof this winter!

For those readers that would like to check out how a very wide array of firearms are properly shot and handled, you might like YouTube/Facebook's "Hickok45". He has 2,193,179 subscribers, and 594,819,643 views on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/user/hickok45/videos

I'm looking forward to the new Coyote Point Firing Range, complements of massively successful capitalists and philanthropists, John Arrillaga and Tom Siebel.

I did suggest the donation opportunity to Tom over dinner during our conversation about planes, boats, hunting, and our hometown of Wilmette, IL.