CERT prep info

[AlaskaDenise]

A CERT class given locally yesterday, reported that the state has only a 3 day supply of food. A major priority of the class is to encourage all rural Alaskans to have a minimum of 2 week supply of food, water, etc. They also discussed the lack of surge capacity in nearby hospitals & the need for communities to prepare to care for their own.

The next class covers pandemics, so I'll try to go...hopefully information has improved in the last year.

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[oddthomas]

Re: CERT prep info

A CERT class given locally yesterday, reported that the state has only a 3 day supply of food. A major priority of the class is to encourage all rural Alaskans to have a minimum of 2 week supply of food, water, etc. They also discussed the lack of surge capacity in nearby hospitals & the need for communities to prepare to care for their own.

The next class covers pandemics, so I'll try to go...hopefully information has improved in the last year.

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I believe the 3 day rule applies to every state in the Union based upon delivery schedules and lack of local storage and warehouse capabilities. In the 1980's I heard that number and refused to believe it until I did a bit of research and to my dismay discovered it to be reasonably accurate. 3 days in 2007 is probably pushing the envelope now.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: CERT prep info

I believe the 3 day rule applies to every state in the Union based upon delivery schedules and lack of local storage and warehouse capabilities. In the 1980's I heard that number and refused to believe it until I did a bit of research and to my dismay discovered it to be reasonably accurate. 3 days in 2007 is probably pushing the envelope now.

Eh, gad!

In years past we had about 2 weeks stored..... wholesale grocers considered it prudent given the supply sensitivity to earthquakes, snowstorms, etc. But those companies are no longer owned by instate people.

Most everyone in the more rural areas keeps a much larger stock of food, etc. - mostly to avoid the expensive shopping trips.

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[oddthomas]

Re: CERT prep info

Yep. It was a shocker to me as well. It's always a bell curve so some localities and states might last longer but overall...3 days is it. After the last blizzard(s) in Colorado, I saw first hand the emptying of stores. It was both humorous and a bit annoying to say the least. We are good for at least 12 months but to see the milk and eggs disappear within 8 hours of the second blizzard was something else to witness firsthand.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: CERT prep info

The local CERT class ended yesterday. Per a friend in attendance - there was not one word about pandemics!!! It was about earthquakes, floods, etc.

It was funded by Homeland Security money.

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