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Community Preparedness We hear about Emergency Preparedness at the county level all the time. However, since we pay a lot of first responders as full time employees and the county commissions are more bureaucracy than community activists, they rarely reach out to the community with emergency preparedness. You may not ever hear of a Community Preparedness Day where Emergency Services sets up a location with all the basic outlines of their Emergency Plans to educate the public. You don't see them always advising and educating the public in their role in the recovery from an emergency. It is like the people we pay to do the management jobs forgot that all men in South Carolina from 17-45 years of age are the state militia, unorganized, and are subject to call by the Sheriff, Adjutant General of SC and the Governor of SC in times of emergency. Also, with no musters of the general public and the absolute attacks by the mainstream media on militias, local militias and community preparedness groups seem to have disappeared. In my experience as a district fire chief and heavy rescue specialist, there is no public preparation for emergencies and no coordination of the community UNTIL DISASTER STRIKES. Yes, as a fire chief I, too, failed to call on the community to discuss their roles in handling emergencies. We had an auxiliary, but, we didn't understand its importance or the importance of non-membership community preparedness. We merely tried to coordinate efforts after Hugo and other emergencies "on the fly". And that is like herding cats and is inherently dangerous to those we were trying to protect. So, now I have come full circle and encourage all of you to actively participate in organizing your own communities AHEAD OF TIME with your local Emergency Services. You don't have to belong to your local Fire Department's Auxiliary or be a regular FD volunteer. But, you need to know their plans for each emergency and sometimes, you need to let them know you are available for emergencies. AND MOST OF ALL, YOU need to be prepared! You need to be prepared to take care of yourself, then, your family, and THEN, your neighbors. This process makes communities stronger and properly prepared to handle emergencies. This is how you take care of a nation, one household at a time. As a veteran of emergency services with over 13 years combined service with 4 department (3 Fire & 1 Rescue), I can tell you that NO GOVERNMENT AGENCY, NONE, can handle a natural disaster! Communities take care of communities! The fire department and rescue squads are ALWAYS overwhelmed during natural disasters. They rely on the community at large to recover. Folks, don't be fooled by the bull crap and news footage of National Guardsman confiscating firearms as emergency management. After Hugo, we in emergency services coordinated but mostly supported the community efforts to dig out of the rubble as best we could. Firefighters and rescuers had their own families in distress. The National Guard helped us during the evacuation but were nowhere when the search and rescue began in McClellanville and Jamestown. It was citizens and rescuers from their own communities clearing roads and searching rubble that saved the day. If you want your community to be ready for the next hurricane, don't look to the National Guard. It's not their job. They are support to give us some extra manpower. However, they don't know you or your neighbors. They don't know when something isn't right or which roads need to be cleared first. Prepare now! You need to prepare yourselves to survive and then to be able to help others. So, I am preparing these offerings to do just that.
If you would like to host a Workshop in your community, contact me immediately before my Spring schedule is booked up and BEFORE hurricane season. There is so much you can do in an emergency that is vital to helping your family and neighbors without donning bunker gear, an air pack or a rescue harness. The real heroes of emergencies most often had on blue jeans and a polo shirt. The real heroes are the neighbors that reached out to help those in danger and in need. Find out how you can make a stronger community. I cannot stress enough that survival and recovery from disasters is not a solitary effort. It is ALWAYS a community coming together in crisis and making a world of difference. Again, if you would like more information or wish to host a workshop in your community, please, email me right now at A little about my background in ES
As you can see, I have been a sheep dog for many years and cannot seem to escape my responsibilities to my fellow man both spiritual and physical. My background and specialty has been assessing a situation in a matter of seconds. That is seeing all the immediate dangers and possible bad scenarios that haven't yet occurred in less than 60 seconds. It was my duty to plan ahead for the unthinkable and unlikely just in case pigs learned how to fly. And you would be amazed how often you will encounter a pig at low altitude. Nevertheless, I was trained to analyze current & possible hazards and draft an immediate plan of action in under 1 minute. This is only possible with PREPARATION & TRAINING Emergency services was all about getting ready and staying ready for bad things to happen. This is just as important for you as a community as it is for ES. AND, a smaller amount of preparation and prevention on your part, minimizes damages and rescue requirements EXPONENTIALLY. Yes, one prepared citizen is worth 100 firefighters! Why? Because YOU are the "FIRST ON THE SCENE". Your action before and during an emergency reduces damages and fatalities far more than ES can patch you up or get you out of a jam! Never underestimate the importance of Community Preparedness |
View a copy of the Document being discussed on Glenn Beck's
Monday March the 23rd show for yourself at
http://restoretherepublic.com/pdf/miac-strategic-report.pdf.