Fire Department

What I learned today:

First Visit –

We learned about weather emergencies and natural disasters.
We got some bad news: Natural disasters will occur and we cannot always predict them.
We also got some good news: We can prepare for them.
We discussed many types of weather emergencies such as tornadoes, forest fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, storms and flooding.
We learned about how to know when a weather emergency might be coming.
We learned about severe weather watches. These tell us severe weather is possible, and to start planning.
Severe weather warnings tell us severe weather will or is occurring and you need to seek shelter or react in some way.
We can receive severe weather watches and warnings from TV, radio, computer and by text message.
We learned that severe weather can produce wind, downed trees, downed wires, rain, flooding, dangerous road conditions, loss of power and many other problems.
We spoke in-depth on the correct actions to take for different severe weather effects.
Wind—we learned to stay inside away from windows.
Downed trees—stay away as they may be tangled with live power lines.
Power lines down—stay away and treat all wires down as live wires.
Flooding—stay out of overflowing creeks and deep pooling water on roads. Floodwater is often contaminated.
We learned about having a family disaster plan and how to make one.

Check out FEMA’s Disaster Preparedness Lists for Families

Ready.gov is a fantastic site for everyone to prepare and learn about weather emergencies and natural disasters.