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Prepare In A Year, a guide for Fox Island families to help your family get ready for an emergency, before it happens. Each month we will present a series of action steps you can take, as well as recommending various levels of preparedness.
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Prepare In A Year

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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, as well as the most current newsletters available:

Month - Topic

 

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

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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: 

 

March

Read more: Prepare In A Year 2025 - March

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Saturday, March 1, 2025

March Action Steps

  1. Determine how much water your household will need to survive 30 days.
  2. Make a plan - how you will either get or store the water.
  3. Purchase any needed supplies and if you are storing water for the first time, set a 6-month reminder to check your supply for drinkability. 

Water – why is it so darned important?

We  need water to survive beyond a few days.  Besides drinking, water is needed for many food preparations, as well as medical needs such as cleanliness and wound disinfection.  Supply lines may be ruptured in an earthquake, power loss will disable pumps, and it may be days before any emergency systems can become operational.  

We strongly recommend that you store at least three days of water for your household, re... Read More

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April

Read more: April 2024 - Grab and Go Kits

April 2024 - Grab and Go Kits

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

A Go-Kit functions as a portable system filled with basic items you will need to sustain your life for 48-72 hours.  Each person in your living space should have a Go_kit of their own, including pets.  You can keep the kit in your house or have one per car.  The information in the Prepare In A Year manual goes into more detail, and additional information is found in the Preppers Corner.

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