At 2:00AM, this coming Sunday, March 14th, most of the US will “Spring Forward” and set clocks ahead one hour.  Be forward thinking in your preparedness, by taking on as many of the following as you can:

• Check and refresh your fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
• Examine and cycle your food and water. Consume anything about to expire, and replenish your supplies.
• Check any stored medications; you can take expired prescriptions to your local pharmacy for safe disposal.
• Use that handy Sharpie marker to clearly mark the expiration dates on all of your supplies.

Tip: Use online reminder systems to nudge you to do these and other preparedness tasks, especially if your clocks automatically reset the time for you!

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URGENT! Please vote TODAY for CARD’s video “What’s Up Your Crutch?” http://TwitPWR.com/TellyAward/ It’s emergency preparedness, up a crutch!

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Great quote from Mike Hannigan @ Give Something Back “Barriers to finding work is not the same as barriers to doing work.”

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10 Steps Of Crisis Communications http://bit.ly/de1dld — Use this for a brainstorming session at a staff meeting.

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The month of March ushers in Spring and the Vernal Equinox. That means it’s a perfect time for a vitally important (but often dismissed) aspect of preparedness and safety: cleaning! Make the following part of your 2010 Spring cleaning:

• Ensure emergency exits are clear and that paths leading to them are unobstructed.
• Get rid of dangerous items you don’t need, e.g., old paint or chemicals, expired food, hazardous materials no longer needed.
• Store combustible and/or flammable items in a safe manner – away from sources of heat, flame, or sparks, etc.
• Clear safe spaces under desks, tables and counters, where people will go to Drop, Cover, and Hold On in earthquakes and other emergencies.

Tip: Recycle or dispose of all hazardous materials properly! Being green and environmentally conscious is itself a preparedness action!

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AWESOME Public Health Emergency Prep summit #phpsummit continues on with great people requesting presentations. No more fear ♥ Si Se Puede!

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Becoming a masterful communicator during disasters involves several components. Along with knowing WHO to communicate with, HOW to get your message out, and WHAT should be communicated, it’s important to know WHEN to communicate. The simple answer to the question is early and often. Getting a message out to your constituent groups at the onset of the emergency situation helps eliminate worry, confusion and wasted efforts. Be prepared to issue timely accurate status reports on a moment-to-moment basis at the beginning of the event, and on a more scheduled basis as the situation stabilizes. Remember that a message saying that there is nothing new to report is itself an important message.
Tip: Have your team practice creating short, accurate, informative status reports for any situation – it’s a great skill to cultivate with or without a disaster.

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