Saturday, October 27, 2012 Superstorm Sandy -2 I started out the day attending a meeting of local OEM (Office of Emergency Management) officials at our county Emergency Operations Center. The general consensus was that the hurricane was going to seriously impact our area. The rest of the day was spent in preparation for hurricane Sandy to strike the area sometime Monday. I spent some time filling up a 55 gallon water drum and many 5 gallon water cans with a mixture of water and chlorine. When you mix the proper amount of water and chlorine (from unscented chlorine bleach) your water will store longer without growing any unwanted critters in it. I also went out and filled the three five gallon fuel cans that I have with premium gasoline for my gas powered 4000 watt generator. After I picked up the fuel, my son and I moved the generator out of the garage and rolled it around the back of the house and placed it on our back deck along with the full fuel cans. I covered the gene
This blog describes my experiences with major disasters before, during and after they have occurred. I have been a member of various Community Emergency Response Teams / Disaster Assistance Response Teams since 2002. In my life, I have experienced one major earthquake and numerous small ones, several firestorms and major fires, after effects of mud slides, three hurricanes, microbursts, nor'easters and major blizzards.
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