“Preparedness”
State Senator warns
public!
Be prepared physically
and spiritually (Ephesians 6). Maranatha!
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of
his might.
Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against
principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth,
and
having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above
all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints…
Ephesians 6:10-18
September is “Preparedness” month.
(Excerpts - full email below)
The law says after
tomorrow, State Legislators cannot update or contact citizens via email
directly from their offices until after the General Election. It is
called a blackout period.
Given my September legislative
days are dedicated to hearings on the State’s level of emergency preparedness,
I am reaching out to all the citizens in our outreach data base to update you
now given the variety or recent disasters, and our nation’s lack of
preparation.
My Legislative Update is
not meant to alarm you, or provide anything but suggestions on how you prepare
for an emergency. It is meant for you to act. In June 2016, a
half dozen Legislators attended the most recent national drill for catastrophic
events for which Oregon participated. Three of the most senior emergency
response officials from Oregon and the United States Government agreed on one
thing very loud and clear; individuals will be on their own for a very long
time, and survival of many will depend purely on local communities working
together.
Brian J. Boquist, Oregon
State Senator
Chairman
Veterans & Emergency
Preparedness
Oregon State Senate
I did
have this email in my inbox and missed it last night! Thankful to Christina for
sharing,
Along
with the "Big One" series in our local paper this is a thorough
warning of sound preparedness.
All should pay attention! Blessings and maranatha!
~ Tammy
From:
sen.brianboquist@public.govdelivery.com
Sent: 9/8/2016 3:11:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Legislative Update – Emergency Preparedness
Legislative Update –
Emergency Preparedness
Folks,
Annual sessions has meant
quarterly Legislative Days. The law says after tomorrow, State Legislators
cannot update or contact citizens via email directly from their offices until
after the General Election. It is called a blackout period.
Given my September
legislative days are dedicated to hearings on the State’s level of emergency
preparedness, I am reaching out to all the citizens in our outreach data base
to update you now given the variety or recent disasters, and our nation’s lack
of preparation.
Why you might ask? Simple. The State and Federal Government are not prepared for a major catastrophic
emergency in the Northwest. We will likely never be prepared thus YOU and
your Community must prepare yourselves. Whether is a Cascadia earthquake,
tsunami, volcano, pandemic, terrorist attack, or grid overload does not
matter. In almost every single potential event, the power grid is down
for weeks if not months. Besides power outage it means communications is
out, your cell phone goes dead the first day, potable water stops flowing,
sewage is no longer pumped, there is no power to pump fuel into any vehicles,
there are no grocery stores, bridge failures in many events will ‘island’
several million Oregonians for multiple weeks if not months. Prepare for
at least a month.
FYI, we have conducted
drills again this past June along with increased planning. This update is a
result of those drills as key ‘state and federal’ emergency management
officials were clear that life and death for many Oregonians may well rest upon
individual and local non-government community preparation. If you want a
very good read on the possible scenarios look no further than Ted Koppel’s
recent book “Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the
Aftermath.” The book and free summaries are available online.
How do you prepare? Many
people say they cannot afford to prepare for an emergency. Many people
look at Red Cross and other lists then revert back to the thought ‘it is too
expensive for me to be prepared.” That is the purpose of this email
newsletter. If you want a detailed perfect plan you can Google the “Red
Cross” or “FEMA” or a dozen webpages offering expensive solutions. Below
I will outline some economic imperfect solutions you should consider since the
‘government’ will not be coming to rescue you at the beginning of any major
catastrophic event.
Most of you have a large
quantity of items already. Think about it. The minimum is you will need
to stay dry & warm, drink water, eat food, defecate, and stay sanitary to
avoid disease. Yes, there are other items like a flashlight, radio, good
book, etc but chances are these already exist in your house, apartment or
car.
Stay dry and warm. Even in an earthquake, portions of your
residence many still be waterproof. You may already have a camping tent.
If you have a tent then you likely have a sleeping bag. If not, you have
bedding and blankets already. An extra blanket is $12.29 from Walmart online
today. Remember you have extra cloths and blankets that can be used both
for warmth, and sanitation. If you decide to leave your damaged
home make sure you take items to stay warm and dry. Also remember, the
neighboring down may be worse off than your’s.
Drink water. Medical professionals claim you need 9 to 15
cups of water per day. There are 16 cups in a gallon. Most people
drink nowhere near even nine cups per day. On $5 Friday at Safeway it is
.89 cents per gallon of bottled water. In most of the above emergencies
you may have running water for a few minutes or hours or better. THINK
WATER immediately after the first trauma. Fill the bathtub. Fill
empty containers. Fill extra bottles, buckets or cooking pans immediately
if you do not have a cache of water. It rains in Oregon. Put out a
$2.97 Homer bucket from Home Depot Homer in the rain worse comes to worse.
Eat food. The biggest excuse for not preparing I hear is
‘I cannot afford any extra food.” Usually, the person telling me this
excuse is standing next to their SUV with their $199, $299 or $399 iPhone in
their hand. Sometimes with manicured nails or wearing a $300 hunting
jacket. Many preppers buy expensive long term storage items. Oddly,
some people will starve to death, in a couple weeks simply because they do not
like the taste of the food. Yes, you should rotate food if at all
possible. I think some of you may detest places like the Dollar Tree,
Family Dollar, Dollar General, Waremart etc while many of you are regular shoppers.
My walk through Dollar Tree last week was enlightening. Even on SSI there
are food items that can be bought, eaten and rotated very inexpensively.
Likewise, I saw 25 lbs of rice at places like Costco, Walmart, United Grocers,
and Waremart for around $15.00 in the past two weeks. Add 24 bouillon
cubes I saw online for $1.58 gives you a start since both items have long shelf
lives. At this time a year, United Grocers (Cash & Carry) has 50 lbs
of potatoes for less than ten bucks. Likewise, 50 lbs of onions is less
than ten bucks too. I list onions as the British Navy, and modern Third
World armies, have stayed in the field living on onions due to it’s
characteristics. All for ten bucks. Chances are you already have
salt and pepper in your cupboard. Worse case, a 24 pack of Cup’O’Noddles
is $8.29 at Costco, or $9.95 online, plus Walmart etc. Western Family has
case sales every fall. Many canned goods can be eaten straight from the
can like pre-cooked corn, beans, ravioli, etc. Yes, buy healthy if you
can according to doctors, but do not starve to death if you have to buy what
you will eat and can afford to store.
Food & water
heating. Yes, was not on the
list above. Yes, you should boil unpure water if possible. Yes, at
least some hot food is the best plan for a month menu. Again, cost is
always raised. Amazon lists a one burner propane stove for $17.88 from
Coleman. Target is $16.99. Webstaurant Store is $10.99. Fuel
canisters average $3.47 for a canister or two for $6.24. Your existing
pots and pans will work just fine. Walmart, Target (whom I dislike) or
any sporting goods store has these items. Your BBQ might be the answer
too. Also, you already have at least a few pots and pans already along
with silverware most likley. If ‘expense’ is the problem buy one
item a month until prepared. Again, plan for a month.
Defecate and stay
sanitary. Few talk about this
issue oddly. In a Cascadia event this failure will likely lead to disease
and death much larger than initial casualties. In non-modern Armies, this
was the leading case of death. Over 400,000 deaths in the Civil War were
disease related. Tens of millions died in World War II of disease.
Think about it, there will be no running water, no flush toilets, no bathing water,
and how will you stay clean. You may have toilet paper but where are you
going to defecate. If the sewer is still connected it may be the bucket
of rain water if you have enough. Or you may need to dig a hole in the
ground away from your water source then designate it the place everyone in the
family uses to defecate. Use a bucket worse case. If not,
disease is likely to start, which, quickly leads to deaths later. Clorox
Handi Whips are $2.29 online at Jet.com. Staples has a four packs of wipes
for $6.00. Likewise, a bar of soap with a wet towel can be used.
Bleach is a must have on my list. Buck a gallon at Dollar Tree.
Bleach can be a miracle drug in stopping disease in a disaster. In the
Army, we said “if you take care of your feet, your feet will take care of
you.” In a long term power outage, you will need to stay clean by washing
even if by wet cloth. You will need to change clothes. In the old
days, people used the same set of work clothes for many days then changed to
cleaner non-work clothes at the end of the day. You at least will need to
be prepared to wash under garments such as socks by hand. Let me remind
you most the world population is still washing clothes by hand. Note I
did not talk about brushing teeth and other routine items since you will have
plenty of time to dig through the potential rubble to find the tube of Crest
along with your tooth brush.
Get away bags. Emergency management professionals all
recommend having a small bag in your car or office for an emergency. This
bag is not a ‘live all save all’ bag in any manner. It is meant as a bag
to get you ‘home’ or to safety. The place you go will depend upon where
you are at the time of the event but you likely will be walking so you are not
going very far fast. And most roads will be closed in any major
catastrophic natural disaster. My wife has a ten dollar backpack in her
car. It is simple. Walking shoes, jacket, sweat pants in case she
was wearing a dress, large water bottle, flashlight, and a few walking
items. She keeps a few snack bars and extra water in the car too.
Her plan is simple. Call home before the cell tower batteries or
generators die. Leave a message or tell whomever where she is at, and she
is walking home. The reasoning is simple too. Likely she would be
in Salem if a Cascadia earthquake happened. It is a 100 miles to anyplace
in Eastern Oregon, which will be overwhelmed with starving refugees after the
four day walk, but it is 22 miles home to a month supply of everything.
If it is a power grid failure as outlined in Ted Koppels’ book, it would be 500
to 800 miles to anything called civilization.
Safety and security. After nearly four decades as a Special Forces
Officer, my experience tells me it is going to be very uncivilized in a long
term catastrophic event to say the least. If this issue is concerning, my
recommendation is to find a combat veteran you might know to discuss this topic
with you at length. With no due disrespect, law enforcement is not the
right place to seek answers as they will be overwhelmed. Therefore,
suggest to reach out to one of Oregon’s 325,000 veterans for suggestions on how
to prepare for safety and security in a catastrophic event.
My Legislative Update is
not meant to alarm you, or provide anything but suggestions on how you prepare
for an emergency. It is meant for you to act. In June 2016, a
half dozen Legislators attended the most recent national drill for catastrophic
events for which Oregon participated. Three of the most senior emergency
response officials from Oregon and the United States Government agreed on one
thing very loud and clear; individuals will be on their own for a very long
time, and survival of many will depend purely on local communities working
together.
Nobody should expect
someone to arrive on their door step after a catastrophic natural disaster or
grid failure saying ‘I am here to help you, I am from the government.” You need
to be prepared to take care of yourself, your family and hopefully your
neighbors for the first few weeks or months.
Sincerely,
Brian J. Boquist
State Senator
Chairman
Veterans & Emergency
Preparedness
Oregon State Senate
References:
Wow... An Oregon State Senator, Brian J. Boquist (R)... Just
sent me an email about the importance of, and how to prepare for a catastrophic
disaster... Even how to deal with my poop... It perks up my senses because a
few European countries recently advised their citizens to be prepared for at
least a 10 day event... The e-mail I got says to be prepped for at least a
month... "Whether [it] is a Cascadia earthquake, tsunami, volcano, pandemic,
terrorist attack, or grid overload does not matter. In almost every single
potential event, the power grid is down for weeks if not months."
A rare PUBLIC post so sharing is encouraged. The award for
the most truthful Senator goes to Brian J. Boquist (OR)
I am sharing an email my MIL received from an
Oregon Senator. I am sharing it because it is something everyone should take
note of. It goes to show that some state officials are concerned for how little
their citizens are prepared for disaster.
Cascadia Rising 2016
Exercise - Official document:
October 20th - http://www.shakeout.org/
Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness.
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defense
Is anyone else in the public sector sending such warnings?
Are you prepared?
Two things to remember:
1. You can't eat money
2. Government can't print food
Running out of salad? Edible Plants and more tips!
Be Prepared for a
Disaster
Links to publications to
download and print:
Certain pharmaceuticals
become dangerous after an expiration date. See our DCC Vol. III, pg. 64, for a
list of medications not to use beyond expiration. I would recommend
herbal and alternative medicine approaches, as they are safer, and (in many
cases) stronger. Oil of Oregano (all oil, gel caps, and herb capsule forms),
Allimax (garlic compound preparation), fresh garlic, Colloidal Silver, Clove
Oil, etc. You may want to get reflux tablets, too (papaya enzyme type are
great), since many people get heartburn/reflux with strong garlic or oregano.
Oil of Oregano is good for any type of infection or bug, especially
respiratory. Maranatha!
What You Need To Know
About THE FEAR and PREPARATIONS
When you feel fear of
something happening in the world begin to overtake you,
remember what the One
who holds the whole world in His hands says:
Be prepared physically
and spiritually (Ephesians 6)
Maranatha!
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