For anyone living in Tucson Arizona [like myself] ... or anywhere else. Here is a good list of disaster plan and what to do, when, where and how:
*https://www.tucsonaz.gov/fire/disaster-preparedness* <https://www.tucsonaz.gov/fire/disaster-preparedness> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 10:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Disaster Plans are not based on a single person, but a greater area of > need. The more that are registered within the plan will benefit. Chicago > has a Disaster Plan for the Disabled. Many have signed up and registered, > but the other 50% are not known because they have not heard of or > registered. > I believe that each person should have a Disaster Plan. Something as a > simple 900-1000 watt gasoline generator could help someone in need until > power is restored. I recently purchased a small hand carry gasoline > generator, for $90 bucks from Harbor Freight. > I've seen videos on You-Tube of these generators powering drills, saws, > cement mixers and welding equipment (not at the same time) so I'm sure that > in an emergency it will power vital equipment until utilities are > restored. Also, don't wait to have a back up plan for your Disaster Plan. > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 4/28/2016 9:07:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Call me a cynic but, I don't see the utilities running around the city > during a major outage restoring power to a person here and a person there > when there's tens or hundreds of thousands of people without power. I was > on my local utilities "list" and was still without power for 3 days. I'm a > vent user and they didn't make me a priority. Granted this was an epic > outage but point being don't rely on "lists" -have an emergency game plan. > > On 4/28/2016 1:30 PM, Lori Michaelson wrote: > > I had better do that so my answer is no. But I have been under so much > stress over the last 3 months I am still trying to keep up with getting > anything done including change of address for Social Security and Medicare. > > However, I my electric company and gas company each gave me a pamphlet to > take to my physician to have them sign it so if the utilities were to go > out I would be the first one to come to. Since I am dependent upon a > rotating air mattress, an electric hospital bed, wheelchair charger and > Hoyer lift charger, etc. I NEED them to know that so at least I have done > that. They actually offered to do that when I first contacted them. > > ~Lori > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:07 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Have any quads on the list let the fire department know they use a >> wheelchair and what bedroom they are in? >> >> Ron >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:45 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3023155/The-app-save-LIFE-Emergency-service-tells-rescuers-save-touch-button.html >> >> >> https://www.rapidsos.com/ >> >> >> > > > -- > "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and > heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean > Koontz > > > > [image: > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon] > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
