Need Help With Emergency Preparedness?

Debbie McDonald

September is Emergency Preparedness Month but preparedness doesn’t stop with a calendar page change. The Eagle Creek fire has made us all aware that consequences of emergencies in other places can directly affect our community. Did you have N95 masks to protect your lungs on those smoky days? Traffic was a mess and slides will be a danger on the along I-84 for months to come. Do you have a 72-hour car kit?  

Remember the ice storm of several years ago that knocked out power for a week?  Snow storms are a winter reality. Do you have a shelter-in-place kit for each family member as well as pets?  What about an evacuation plan for your livestock?  Not sure what to store, what to pack or how to get started?

Get Ready to Get Ready—mark your calendar to attend one of two October Rural Family & Business Emergency Preparedness Expos in October. Learn ways to protect your home, family, community and business.

October 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Underwood Community Center (Schoolhouse Road in Underwood)

October 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Goldendale Grange (228 East Darland, Goldendale)

Both events are free and you’ll come away with tons of information to get you started on the road to preparedness or to take your supplies to another level.

High Prairie Neighbors Emergency Preparedness Facebook page —High Prairie has its own emergency preparedness Facebook page for occasional information on general emergency preparedness as well as notification of events. You are invited to share information or tips and to ask questions that help all of us become more prepared for whatever emergency comes our way. In Facebook, search on High Prairie Neighbors Emergency Preparedness and ‘like’ when you get there. This is an open group so take a peek and join in the discussion.

Another local Facebook page is High Prairie Community for neighbors to ask questions of each other and share all kinds of information. This group is closed, meaning you’ll need to request to join, but everyone in High Prairie will be accepted!  Join in the social media fun!

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