| April 16, 2011 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
The Masjid Khalifah Community Center at 120 Madison Street (between Franklin and Bedford) will be hosting a disaster preparedness workshop on Saturday, April 16th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The workshop will cover the following topics:
* How to Prepare Your Family for a Disaster in an Urban Setting
* What Essentials are Needed for Your Home?
* Who are Your Network – Contacts?
* What is a Go-Bag?
* Are You Financially Ready?
To register call Sister Ashura 917.921-4952. You are encouraged to bring your children 10 and up.
Sounds like it will be very imformative
@Irving: You know, I need to take this thing. I have no idea what types of things to have on hand in the event of a disaster. Prescriptions, water, OK. But what else? Liquor? LOL
I thing you need to have the crank flashlight and radio for sure water maybe some type of k rations first aid kit maybe a set of clothes . Im not sure what else maybe after you go it will good to post that info so every one will know.
I grew up in a semi-rural area where the power went out every time it rained, so I’m kind of familiar with this. Basically, you need alternatives for everything you use that’s powered by electricity. So, camp lanterns or candles or battery-powered LED lights. Camp stove and propane if you have an electric stove or your gas supply is interrupted. A way to heat water or stay warm in the winter (like kerosene heaters). A big problem is that a lot of the alternatives (kerosene, candles, etc) are major fire hazards.
And of course you need several volumes of the encyclopedia to replace the internet
One good thing about NYC is the water is gravity powered so you still have running water if you lose power. So you don’t have to worry about flushing the toilet.
As for money–one of the big issues in northern Japan after the tsunami is that people couldn’t use credit cards or ATMs because of electricity loss. So they were all in shelters but didn’t have access to their resources. I had always thought there was no point in having cash on hand in case of a disaster because cash would become worthless (and I am just NOT going to start stockpiling gold) but I didn’t think about regional disasters so I’m reconsidering.
Great points Alexa
Mechanical powerMain article: Mechanically powered flashlight
One type of dynamo-powered flashlight has a winding crank connected to a small electrical generator that charges a capacitor. Others generate electricity using electromagnetic induction. They use a strong permanent magnet that can freely slide up and down a tube, passing through a coil of wire as it does. Shaking the flashlight will charge a capacitor or a rechargeable battery that supplies a current to a light source. Such flashlights can be useful during an emergency, when batteries may not be available this is you need to have for sure keeps you in touch and lights the way