Good evening -
How ready are you for an emergency? Michael from Business Continuity & Recovery Services sent me this info that I want to share....
Emergency Preparedness Week is May 4th to 10th. What do you need to do?
Once again Emergency Preparedness Week is coming up. This is a national, annual event that tries to make people aware that there are things that they need to do to prepare for an emergency.
The Canadian government publishes pamphlets and checklists that outline what steps families can take to prepare themselves to respond to an emergency event in their community.
The government suggests that you prepare to survive on your own for 72 hours. This means having enough food, water, supplies and other personal items that you need to continue without assistance for at least the first 72 hours after an emergency declaration.
I would recommend that you actually prepare for a longer time frame as the emergency services will be busy handling the emergency and restrictions of your mobility may be put into place. There will be difficulty in getting groceries and other supplies into the stores and you may not be able to get to the stores at all depending on the nature of the emergency.
Don’t forget your pets during an emergency, they need food and water as well. Also should an evacuation need to take place, you will have to consider where you will go and how your pets will be received and taken care of.
More information can be obtained at the Getprepard.ca website, including downloadable checklists and other information.
Michael Wilkovesky (http://www.continuityrecovery.com/)
Cheryl Rankin
Fit For Business
647-287-0320
fitforbusiness@rogers.com
http://www.fitforbusiness.ca/
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