Emergency Preparedness

Emergencies can arise with little warning. Prepare ahead to keep you and loved ones safe.

(Please note that this is NOT an official government website.)

City of Talent Emergency Preparedness info
(If you live in another city, check your city’s website for Preparedness links.)
Free Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Materials
Create Your Emergency Plan in Just 3 Steps (Red Cross)
Jackson County Emergency Management
Individual Preparedness (Oregon)
Advanced Preparedness Workshop: https://rvem.org/Get-Ready-Rogue/Prep-U/category/prep-u
Shelter-in-place additional info: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/emergency-preparedness/
Power Outage info: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety/storm-emergency-preparedness.html
10 Ways To Prepare Your Home for Natural Disasters – very comprehensive
Emergency kits and batteries available for eligible older adults and people with disabilities
Build Your Own Disaster-Prep Kit – Wirecutter’s slow loading, but very comprehensive tool for making sure you have what you may need.

Sign up for alerts – Jackson County Citizen Alert Notifications,   https://rvem.org/,   and https://www.ready.gov/ – Sign up to be notified of any natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters. Also see https://app.watchduty.org/ for map of wildfires.

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Food & Water

Food Bank info – Oregon Food Bank
Get Food Kits – https://www.thespruceeats.com/top-long-term-food-storage-companies-1665516 (check for any food allergies)
Prepare Your Pantry for an Emergency – Wirecutter’s advice for making sure you can eat during a disaster
Get a solar oven – https://buyersguide.org/solar-oven/t/best
Portable Deluxe Emergency Water Purification Kit
Get emergency water filter straws

Earthquake Prep

Anchor bookcases, heavy furniture & TVs – https://www.amazon.com/Quakehold-4160-Furniture-Strap-Black/dp/B000FJRYAA/ref=asc_df_B000FJRYAA
Earthquake Putty for breakables or things that might fall on you – https://products.bestreviews.com/best-the-museum-putty

Fire Prep

We can protect ourselves from fire – here are some ways

WildFireCreate Defensible Space
Firebrand Collective: https://firebrandcollective.org/ – Get YOUR neighborhood ready
Know what to do in the event of a fire to save you and your family
Become a Firewise USA Site
Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map
Oregon State Fire Marshal
Thinking through fire risks — and doing something about it — could save your home – presentation that was given in Ashland
KS Wild’s Forest & Fire Toolkit
FireBrand Collective – organize your neighborhood
Reduce risks from propane and “natural” gas – electrify!

(Note that US Government links may change under different administrations)

Build a Preparedness Kit (in various languages): https://www.ready.gov/kit
FEMA (in various languages): https://www.ready.gov/
FEMA Documents (in various languages): http://orders.gpo.gov/icpd/ICPD.aspx
CERT: https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/welcome-to-cert
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: https://www.cdc.gov/water-emergency/index.html

If you know of a group that would like to host our 2 hour Emergency Preparedness Workshop, email us.