When disaster hits, it’s too late to plan.
To survive well, BE PREPARED in a prepared NEIGHBORHOOD.
Together South Whidbey is building resilience through disaster preparedness, community response, and sustainable recovery.
We look at preparedness through the lens of a caring community rather than from fear.
During a disaster such as a wildfire or earthquake, the focus of our first responders will be assessing damage to core infrastructure. Our 911 services will be overwhelmed, meaning we need to rely on ourselves and our neighbors. The preparedness of our community is crucial, with neighbors caring for one another. As we like to say, your first responder during a disaster is next door.
Start taking action. Right now.
Have you thought about?
If our ferries were halted, the bridge down and some roads impassable, how long could your family survive without outside emergency help and supplies?
If you had family/friends visiting, could you care for them as well?
If there were massive power outages and cell towers went down how would your ability to take care of yourself and your family be impacted?
If you were stranded off island for several days, who would ensure the well-being of your children, an elder who depends upon you, your pets, your farm animals?
How do your answers change when you think about the collective capacity of your entire neighborhood to survive and recover from a disaster together?
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What a disaster can mean for you and your neighborhood, and how to be prepared.
“All disaster response starts local and ends local.”
“We can never be disaster proof, but we can be disaster ready ”
Recently I dreamed a 9.0 earthquake shook the ground from Vancouver to Northern California and the destruction was enormous.