Millcreek Township Emergency Preparedness Fair
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
The Home Depot
3398 S Highland Drive
10am to 2pm
Need Help Getting Prepared?
The Millcreek Township Emergency Preparedness Fair has been scheduled for Saturday, April 27th.
What should be in your 72 hour kit? What preparations should you take in your home? How can you get training to help your family and your neighbors when the need arises?
Bring the family and learn why and how you should prepare for a natural disaster or a community emergency. Demonstrations by the United Fire Authority, the Unified Police Deparment and fun for the kids!!
Come and see these Cool Exhibits:
Air Med Helicopter - landing at 10:30 am
Earthquake Simulator
UFA Smoke Trailer and UFA Bomb Squad
UPD Command Center and SWAT Team
Solar Cooking Demo
St. Mark's Hospital HazMat Demo
UHP Seat Belt Crash Demo
CERT Fire and Cribbing Demo
Expired RX Drug Drop
National Guard Climbing Wall
and more!!!
Community Emergency Response Training, car safety, earthquake safety and many other exciting and important topics!
Food and drinks will be available from Maverick First Stop.
A geological feature known as the Wasatch Fault spans from Southern Idaho to Central Utah. Roughly 80 percent of Utah's population lives along the fault, often in unreinforced masonry homes such as brick.
To bolster community awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters during Utah’s Earthquake Preparedness Month and the Great Shake-Out on April 17, KUED premieres Preparing for Disaster: Starting Now Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
The one-hour documentary includes interviews with the victims of the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquakes, Hurricane Sandy and the Herriman, Utah wildfires. From their stories, along with advice from emergency experts, viewers learn practical tips for starting their own personal emergency plans.
Taking an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness, Preparing for Disaster demonstrates how to create emergency communication plans, and walks viewers through the process of building a 72-hour kit. The program also highlights community efforts to organize and prepare, including a look at the earthquake plan at Salt Lake City’s Madeleine Choir School.
Immediately following the documentary at 8:00 p.m. is Next Steps: Utah Prepares for Disaster, a half-hour follow-up program with a panel of local experts hosted by KUED’s Mary Dickson. “People want to know, ‘What’s the first thing I should do?’” says Dickson. “The answer varies depending on if you’re at home, at work or in school.”
Great Utah Shakeout
April 17th, 2013
10:15am - Drop, Cover and Hold On
You are invited to join thousands of people who will Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:15 a.m. on April 17th* in the 2013 Great Utah ShakeOut!
More than 12.5 million people were registered to participate in ShakeOut drills worldwide in 2011. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to become better prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes.