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  •   over 15 years ago

“Absolutely Everybody” In the whole wide world needs a plan

As I sit here and look at the computer the water is rising around the sunny state of Queensland in Australia. Every day we are hearing the cries "What do we do or how do we do it "from people that are in the disasters areas .
Well the answer is simple. Have a plan that is well practiced and all the household knows it.
The statement that  Margaret Wahlstrom, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations I think said it all
  "Disaster risk reduction is too important to be left to the experts. Risk reduction begins at home, in schools, places of work and worship and throughout our local communities."
Let’s welcome The 303 Plan  www.the303plan.com  
“The 303 Plan” (303 = spend 30 minutes, every 3 months with your family exercising your plan), was created to fill this gap and to better prepare both organisations and families to help themselves in the initial 24 hours after a disaster by creating and exercising safety plans
 With an effective exercised plan in place, our communities are better prepared to be their own disaster first responders, helping to increase their survival chances until official help arrives.
 The 303 Plan addresses important questions like:
 What would you do in case of a disaster?

Where would you take your family? 
Where could you go that was safe from fires, tsunamis, or earthquakes? 
How could you get there?  What would you take with you?
 

The family emergency plan answers these questions. It engages the families in The 303 plan calling for "a simple and easy to understand plan exercise", even making it a fun family activity. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI01H6D6UDM&feature=channel
The 303 plan process supports worldwide any other current family emergency planning organisations such as ready.gov, Red Cross and any other NGO, faith-based organization or local emergency management entity that provides family emergency plan templates.  This support comes in the form of the alerting process quarterly, 2 days prior to the official days of the 303 Plan exercise and periodical newsletters via e-mail sharing additional preparedness information as well as ways to make the process fun. No matter which family emergency plan template a family chooses to use, every individual on earth will benefit from this effort.
 “Absolutely Everybody” 
In the whole wide world
 
The Ozzie Boy
Australia

  • 4 comments

  •   •   over 15 years ago

    Just a quick foot note to say THANK YOU to all you guys that have sent messages to Ozzies in our time of need with the floods
     
    THANK YOU

  •   •   over 15 years ago

    Well it's still a bit wet here in Oz, water lapping at the back door, dogs barking to much. So here are some simple tips to being prepared. When you make your Family Safety Plan make it simple, easy to understand, exercise every 3 Mths, even making it a fun family activity.
     A plan will assist you and your family during a time of an unusual event or crises. It is NOT rules but a guide that gets the mind thinking. Being a little proactive before an event could just be as simple as being warm or cold to you and your family. So just put your plan together and have some fun
     Stay Safe and remember Plan do Save Lives

  •   •   about 15 years ago

    I am still amazed that in today’s world we have people that can’t think for them selves. When a disaster happens our community is still saying what do we have to do and can you help us. In stead of thinking an issue through and coming up a simple solution to help themselves. What ever happed to commence sense?

  •   •   about 15 years ago

    The 303 Plan answers all of these question :
    Do you and/or your family have a emergency preparedness plan?
    Would you and/or your family be able to safely evacuate to a safe predetermined location?
    Do you know how you and/or your family would be notified of an approaching disaster or emergency?
    Do you know how you and/or your family will be cared for during or after a disaster?
    Have you and/or your family received any information on how, what, when to do if a disaster occurs?
    Do you and/or your family know where you can that information?
    Do you and/or your family have disaster kit with enough items in it to last 3 days?
    Do you and/or your family know what help would be available to you if a disaster occurs?
    Do you and/or your family know what to do after a disaster has struck?
    Do you and/or your family believe that your local Emergency Services are able to cope with a disaster situation?
    The 303 Plan is simply, fun and brings the family together
     
    Have you got your plan yet ?
     

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