IEMA highlights holiday safety in December
Encourages holiday shoppers to give preparedness gifts this year
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[December 05, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD — If you're trying
to find the perfect holiday presents for everyone on your list, the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency is offering gift ideas to help
your loved ones stay safe when disaster strikes. IEMA is focusing on
holiday safety throughout December as part of its annual
preparedness campaign.
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"The Nov. 17 tornado outbreak across Illinois really illustrates how
disasters can happen anytime, often with little warning," said IEMA
Director Jonathon Monken. "While you're shopping for gifts this
holiday season, consider gifts that can help friends and family stay
safe during all types of emergencies. You can give something small,
like a flashlight or first-aid kit, or surprise someone with a home
or vehicle preparedness kit you assembled yourself."Preparedness
gift ideas:
with
battery backup, a tone-alert feature and Specific Area Message
Encoding technology, known as SAME. In addition to alerting for
weather warnings, these NOAA radios also broadcast warnings and
post-event information for all types of hazards, including
natural, environmental and public safety hazards, such as
earthquakes, chemical spills and Amber Alerts.
Flashlight
with extra batteries.
First-aid kit with sterile
bandages and gauze pads in assorted sizes; antiseptic; latex
gloves; tweezers; scissors; soap and moistened towelettes; and
thermometer.
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Home emergency
preparedness kit stocked with a three-day supply of bottled
water and nonperishable food; battery-powered radio, weather
radio and flashlights with extra batteries; first-aid kit;
shut-off wrench to turn off household gas and water; manual can
opener; and fire extinguisher.
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Vehicle emergency
preparedness kit stocked with a flashlight with extra
batteries; first-aid kit; water and nonperishable snacks;
blankets; windshield scraper and brush; booster cables; sack of
sand or kitty litter; tool kit; and shovel. The items can be
packed in a backpack or rubber tub.
Most preparedness gift items can be found in hardware and
department stores. For additional information on emergency
preparedness, visit the Ready Illinois website at
www.ready.illinois.gov.
[Text from
Illinois
Emergency Management Agency file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information] |