http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2009/04/14/ideas-to-help-with-preparedness/ A discussion of Public Safety issues and why they matter Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:12:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2009/04/14/ideas-to-help-with-preparedness/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Stacey George Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:56:54 +0000 http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=169#comment-1203 Hi Chief Warnick, I totally agree with your discussion above. As a matter of fact that is what my project topic is for my Public Safety class and a passion I have in life. I am a member of Sacramento Metro CERT in California. I do not know why everyone is not involved in this wonderful FREE organization. I have found that this organization and share it with everyone that will listen. I spend just about every weekend and some week nights serving out in our community sharing the knowledge, that everyone needs to be prepared. I read the USA Today article you noted and I can believe that to be true by what I observe in the world around me. I find that families are not prepared to evacuate house fires in the middle. I find that offices are not prepared to Shelter in Place, for any length of time. I find that the streets, alleys and back-roads, are blocked by every imaginable refuse that can be found that can slow our exit in times of emergency. I find that no one cares. Apathy reigns supreme and we will again have a great disaster and every one will call 911 and wonder why no one is there to help them. Living in California teaches one to be prepared, living in this country should teach one to be prepared. I am shocked but not surprised that no one is prepared. So I will continue to go out and push to get Teen CERT in schools. I will continue to go out to every event that our team finds and sell CERT as the “Next Best Thing” because it is. I am prepared. Hi Chief Warnick, I totally agree with your discussion above. As a matter of fact that is what my project topic is for my Public Safety class and a passion I have in life.
I am a member of Sacramento Metro CERT in California. I do not know why everyone is not involved in this wonderful FREE organization. I have found that this organization and share it with everyone that will listen. I spend just about every weekend and some week nights serving out in our community sharing the knowledge, that everyone needs to be prepared.
I read the USA Today article you noted and I can believe that to be true by what I observe in the world around me. I find that families are not prepared to evacuate house fires in the middle. I find that offices are not prepared to Shelter in Place, for any length of time. I find that the streets, alleys and back-roads, are blocked by every imaginable refuse that can be found that can slow our exit in times of emergency. I find that no one cares. Apathy reigns supreme and we will again have a great disaster and every one will call 911 and wonder why no one is there to help them.
Living in California teaches one to be prepared, living in this country should teach one to be prepared. I am shocked but not surprised that no one is prepared. So I will continue to go out and push to get Teen CERT in schools. I will continue to go out to every event that our team finds and sell CERT as the “Next Best Thing” because it is. I am prepared.

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