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2.6.0 Prepare In A Year Newsletters

Welcome to Prepare In A Year.

Our goal is to help guide you to develop your desired level of preparedness in a series of small steps over the next twelve months. We will be suggesting action steps as well as recommending levels of preparedness.

Here are the topics we will be covering by month in 2025:

Month - Topic

 

January

BC-Prep: Prepare In A Year 2025 - January

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Topic: Receiving Alerts and Creating a Family Communications Plan.

Welcome to Prepare In A Year. Our goal is to help guide you to develop YOUR desired level of preparedness in a series of small tasks over the next twelve months. We will be suggesting action steps as well as recommending levels of preparedness. Our plan is to follow the Disaster Ready Washington program as laid out here: https://mil.wa.gov/preparedness 

January Action Steps:

1. Sign up for PC-Alert and activate as many Government Alerts as desired on your phones.
2. Determine both on- and off-island meet-up points for your family.
3. Fill out the attached form (download link), giving each family member and contact a... Read More

 

February

FI-Ready: Prepare In A Year 2025 - February

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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Preparedness Newsletter: February 2025

Topics: Your Emergency Action Plan, The Rule of 3’s, and Staying Warm

February Action Steps

  1. Make sure you and your family are signed up for PC-Alerts and have Wireless Emergency Alerts enabled on your phones.
  2. Determine how any of the hazards below could affect you and your family, both on and off-island. How could you survive them?
  3. Store some warm, protective clothing in your vehicle or outside of the house. My Dad used to tell us – if you are in the car, dress so you can walk to safety! 

Emergency Action Plan - Know Your Hazards

To create an action plan, you must know your hazards. The main hazards we face here on Fox Island are: