John Solomon keeps the blog
In Case of Emergency, Read Blog (which I recommend to you if you are interested in emergency preparedness...which everyone should be).
He reported on a FEMA regional meeting. One of the takeaway messages:
“Preparedness is really about personal safety: People cannot relate to the term “preparedness” but can relate to the concept of personal safety.
Here's the deal: I live in an urban area of California. I'm not realistic danger of wildland fires (unlike some other urban California areas)
earthquakes are quite probable
The overall probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area is 63%, about 2 out of 3.
So I have made prudent preparations, in terms of having a kit in my car with water, food, shoes, weather gear and so on. At home, I'm ready for no city-supplied water, no electricity, no gas, and enough foodstuffs on hand for six or seven days.
That's not "panic" -- just prudence.
Which brings us to the current situation, which is the novel H1N1 pandemic. The virus is here in my area. . Family Medicine physician Enoch Choi reported H1N1 "highest they've ever been" on October 12th. Illness means a prolonged absence from work or school:
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