Emergency Ribbon Use

In Cottonwood Heights
Our city supplies the Emergency Ribbons for it's residents, we use them for our practice Emergency Drills, like Shake Out. They would also be used in case of a true emergency.

Block Captains can see from the road each neighbor's status and then report it to the Precinct Comms who will send the information up the ladder to where it needs to go for appropriate help

The City Manager distributes the Emergency Ribbons to the District Liaison who then has each Precinct Leader pick up the supplies and make enough ribbons to distribute to their Precinct.

This can be done by joining forces with the Block Captains who will then bag them up and deliver them to the residents in their block educating them on how they are to be used, when and why.

These are the instructions that go with the Emergency Ribbons for each household.

Home Occupant

Enclosed are four ribbons

Display the top priority color ribbon concerning your status in front of your home visible from the street in case of a natural  disaster or area emergency so your Block Captain and CERT Team members can report and respond to your status

Put this packet in a easy to remember area, like taped in a zip lock bag inside a kitchen cabinet door, one that gets used a lot so you know right where it is located in the event of an actual event. 

You may be drilling with your Neighborhood Precinct Team,  Shake- Out exercises or in the event of a natural disaster

Red: A Life threatening situation in your home

Yellow:  A medical problem, but not life threatening

Green:  Display when there are no medical situations

Black:  A death in your home

If you move, please contact your Block Captain to let them know so your ribbons may be replaced for the new occupant

You can print off a copy below under Printable Instructions For Emergency Ribbons