CERTCOHORT BLOG:

UPCOMING FEMA CERT SEMINAR

STORM WATCH

Webcams on creeks in the Southbay https://valleywateralert.org/scvwd/webcams/watersheds.php

Current Weather Loop

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G17&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24

24 Basic Items for your Gobag: How many do you have ready?

https://certcohort.org/downloads/24BasicItems.pdf

HIGH OUTPUT POWERBANK FOR CELL CHARGING

OK here is your Prep Quiz for today's stormy weather.

If cell phone communications are important to you for work, or for family safety, consider getting a 20,000mAh Powerbank capable of holding a charge for at least 7 days. Using a powerbank with less storage capacity and less output than 20,000 mAh is probably not worth your effort but is better than nothing.   

You will need to train yourself to keep your Powerbank charged and ready for use.

Try to make sure to use it for at least a week when you get it at first, so you can test reliability "in use" versus whatever the advertised rate of discharge is. This will provide you with a baseline of expected performance.

Keep in mind that many folks bought a powerbank when they first became available on the market and forgot about it or never used it.  If you develop a habit of using yours, and checking it periodically, you will have a higher success rate when you really need to put it in action. 

Anker is a reliable brand but not the only one out there with good reviews. 

Here is another one that is highly rated on Amazon

Emergency Car Kit - Winter Weather

Car Safety
Plan long trips carefully, listening to the radio or television for the latest weather forecasts and road conditions. If extremely bad weather is forecast, drive only if absolutely necessary.

Emergency Kit for the Car - read more
In case you are stranded, keep an emergency supply kit in your car with the addition of these automobile extras:

• Jumper cables
• Flares or reflective triangle
  
• Ice scraper
• Car cell phone charger
• External battery Powerbank 20,000mAh
• Blanket
• Map - yes Paper map in case no GPS signal
• Cat litter or sand for better tire traction

Build Your Kit

Download Winter Emergency Kit checklist

What is the most important choice you can make about storing anything to Prep for the next Big Earthquake?

Store Water, a lot of it.

Many agencies urge to save 3 days of water 1 gal per person per day. This is super inadequate but better than nothing. Folks forget to include their pets in Water storage calculations. 1 pet could easily = 1 adult in required water units of water per day.

If you do some simple math, in any severe earthquake for instance - if local water supplies are cutoff, and roads and any local runways at the nearest airport(s) are severely damaged - water trucks will not be delivering emergency water to communities.

C130 tankers will not be flying in water supplies to communities ANY TIME SOON after a major quake.

How to enroll in Alert Santa Clara County

Emergency Alerts, Storm Info etc

FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS

Americans at all income levels have experienced the challenges of rebuilding their lives after a disaster or other emergency. In these stressful circumstances, having access to personal financial, insurance, medical, and other records is crucial for starting the process of recovery quickly and efficiently--- read more: