Grab 'n Go for the Office

Office Preparation                                                      CHGetReady

Read your company's evacuation plan and where to meet after an emergency. Practice!

Know where exit routes, stairways, fire extinguishers, and medical kits are located.

Assemble supplies in a single pack and have them stored by your desk, along with a good pair of walking shoes.

Grab 'n Go Kit for the Office              CHGetReady

Carry a list of important phone #'s in your wallet.

Keep the area under your desk free of waste-paper baskets, etc since this 6 square foot area might be home for you for a few traumatic moments.
  If you are at your desk when something happens, don't count on being able to make it back home any time soon.  You may want to store additional supplies in your car.

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What is a 72 second kit?

A 72 second kit is stored under each person's bed in the home that includes, 1 pair of jeans, a shirt,  pair of socks and boots, pair of leather gloves, flashlight or headlamp.
In case of an earthquake or event during the night, each person has 1 change of clothing they can get into quickly, along with protection for their feet and hands, in case of broken glass and light to guide them out.
Store it in a tote for easy and quick access.

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Recovery

There are many agencies involved in recovery, known as VOAD.
Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

A few of them are:

The American Red Cross

The Church of Jesus Christ

The Lutheran Church

The Baptist Church

The Salvation Army

These organizations work very closely together regularly.  Each one of them provide specific services during and after a disaster

Example
Many years ago springtime in our city, the banks of a local creek that ran from the mountains through our city were running over and flooding homes along the way.

The city officials contacted the local church leaders, (it was on a Sunday) asking for volunteers to fill sandbags, deliver them to specific sites and to place them all along the way.  Their request was honored as droves of volunteers showed up to help.

It took hours and pretty soon, trucks showed up with water, drinks and sandwiches for the volunteers.  Porta potties were even delivered.

VOAD in action and they are awesome!

Human Waste Is Hazardous When Not Disposed Of Properly

Procedure For 
Converting A Home Toilet Into A Dry System Or Set Up An Emergency Toilet 

      

     Turn off the toilet tank water supply under the toilet, empty the tank of water and towel dry the interior of the toilet bowl.
     Plug the hole with a ball  inside a nylon sock that fits your drain (so the sewer gases don’t come in.) Do this for all of your toilets and drains.   (Make sure you have balls in the nylon socks ready to place them, be sure they fit tight)
    Open a large a plastic bag and place in the toilet or the bucket.  (If using the bucket, snap on toilet seat securely or place a plastic bag across the top to keep the odor down when not in use)

   Make sure to keep the liquids and solids separate
       Use a urinal for liquids (Pour liquids on your bushes outside. They love it)
      Only solids in the toilet, flatten with a stick and cover with an inch of sand, dirt or kitty litter. Repeat until filled. 
      
      To Empty, carefully lift the full bag from the toilet or transport the bucket after you have removed the toilet seat, outside to a previously dug hole .  Cover with a couple inches of dirt, then with your dedicated shovel,  chop to break open the plastic bag so the contents will compost into the soil /or place the full bag of waste into a separate garbage can specified for waste only, put the lid on securely.  When the ground thaws, bury it  (keep it in shade the north side of home or building so it stays frozen)

DO NOT USE ANY CHEMICALS ON SOLID WASTE - because it will interfere with the natural composting, that means no lime or Clorox.  Instead use kitty litter, sand or soil

A Urinal and John Adapter (for women)  may be purchased at Sportsman’s Warehouse, Fishing Dept., or Cabela's Camping Dept

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Setting Up Outside For Using The Dry Toilet System Or Sanitation Kit Usage

 For Use If You Have No Water and No Power
 
Prepare by digging a 3X3X3 ft hole in your yard as far away from the house and garden area as possible before the ground freezes (winter).   
Fill the hole with leaves and cover the hole with a sheet of plywood.  Cover the dirt from the hole with a plastic tarp held down with a big rock on each corner

       
To use: Place the full bag of waste in the hole, chop the bag thoroughly up with the shovel and cover with a couple inches of dirt from the dirt pile next to the hole. Cover the hole with the plywood and cover the dirt with the tarp and place the rocks on the corners, ready for next time.
If you have not dug a hole previously, place the full bag of waste into a metal garbage can specifically put aside for waste, and place the lid securely on, put on the north side of the house or in a shady place to keep the odor down. When the ground thaws, bury it. 
**Keep liquids and solids separate.  Bushes love liquid (urine).

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Basic Sanitation Kit

    

             2  -  6 Gal Buckets  (one to use as a toilet, the other filled with soil, sand,
             or kitty litter)
             1 Lid
             Toilet Seat w/Lid to fit bucket
             1 Urinal w/ Adapter for women
             1 Thick Stick at least 2 ft long
             1 - 2 qt  Labeled Squirt Bottle (hand cleaner).
             1 – 32 oz. Spray Bottle (Fill with distilled vinegar and 10 drops of Essential Oil 
             of your choice to clean off toilet seat, adding essential oil increases the sanitizing 
             and anti-bacterial properties of the vinegar)
             1 Shovel
             6X12 Plastic Tarp (to cover the dirt dug from the hole you dug)
             An empty garbage can w/lid (just in case you forgot to dig the hole before the 
             ground froze, place on the north side of house to stay out of the sun, keeps the
             odor down)
             1 sheet plywood  (to cover the 3x3x3 ft hole dug)

            ****Dig a 3X3X3 foot hole as far from your home and garden as possible on your own 
            property for the disposal of waste filled plastic bags
    
       Now add:
         20 - 13 Gal garbage Bags (to place in the bucket to collect waste)
         3 - 4  Rolls Toilet Paper
         1-2 Rolls Paper Towels
         1 Box Vinyl Gloves
         1 Package Baby Wipes

         ***Enough balls to stop all the drains in the house in case the sewer system is down to
         keep the gases out of your home.  (You can use a tight fitting ball in a nylon sock in
         the drain for easy removal). A tennis ball works well, be sure to check it beforehand for size
        ****Be sure to keep wash your hands well after, a little soap and water goes a long way for 
        personal hygiene, and be sure to keep the area of your toilet as clean as possible after each use

   

When And Why Would I Use A Sanitation Kit?

1. If all power is out and water is off in the infrastructure of your community
2. Remember... anything you flush down the toilet may end up in someone’s house downstream
3. You wouldn’t use your precious stored water to flush the toilet
4. You may want to practice when you go camping

Just a reminder......
Always be sure to bury solid waste, deep, at least 3 feet.
Bushes love liquid, uric acid. 
Be conscientious of others.