Greetings King Mountain Neighbors!
With hopes for a truly resilient neighborhood, your KMNA board will be sharing monthly topics from Bellingham's Preparedness Education & Outreach team in blog posts titled "Be Prepared to...". This November, they are making sure we all know how to Shelter in Place.
In the event of a chemical, biological, or radiological threat, the we may be directed to shelter in place at home. This requires some planning and a few supplies. Choose an interior “safe room,” preferably with few or no windows or doors that open to outdoors. Have some snacks, water, and a battery-powered radio available for use in the safe room. Also have some plastic sheeting and tape ready to seal up windows, doors, vents, and electrical outlets in the room. When directed, close all exterior doors and windows, turn off all ventilation, enter and seal the safe room, turn on the radio and await instructions from emergency management. Shelter in place incidents are rare and most last only several hours.
For more information on sheltering in place, please checkout the attached video or read through the Shelter in Place pdf from Prepare in a Year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjpoh7lGqLg (expedient sheltering)
If you or someone you know is passionate about neighborhood preparedness, our KMNA board would love to talk to you about joining the board as a preparedness advocate. Contact us @ info@kmna.org
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