The Hays County Workplace of Emergency Providers (OES) is as soon as once more internet hosting its annual Emergency Preparedness Honest on the second Saturday of September. Attendees can anticipate to take essential lessons, learn to make a preparedness equipment, and listen to from specialists about how you can be able to face most any emergency.
They will additionally study concerning the county’s emergency alert system, discuss to first responders, and discover out extra concerning the Neighborhood Emergency Response Crew (CERT).
“Understanding what do to in an emergency can imply the distinction between life and loss of life,” mentioned OES Director Mike Jones. “Being ready offers individuals the arrogance to assist their household and neighbors till first responders arrive. This honest is a superb approach for Hays County residents to study to be resourceful and ready for absolutely anything.”
Jones cited the February 2021 “snowmageddon” that hit Central Texas and knocked out energy and water for days on finish as only one purpose to attend the honest. In the course of the snowstorm and within the days following, Jones and his employees delivered water to lots of of county residents. Different native teams delivered meals and provides.
“We had county residents dwelling in properties with out operating water, with none energy and in some circumstances, unable to get any meals,” he mentioned. “How can we assist put together individuals for that sort of emergency?”
Jones additionally recalled the 2015 and 2017 flood occasions that devastated a lot of the county.
“The Preparedness Honest may also help individuals know how you can deal with most any disaster,” he mentioned. “Being ready means having provides available, understanding what to do and offering assist to these in want.”
Lessons supplied in the course of the honest embrace: Cease the Bleed (tourniquets); Citizen Response Lively Shooter Occasions (CRASE); CPR take 10, FireWise (Wildland Hearth House Preparation), Commonplace Response Protocol (SRP) enterprise and college response for sheltering in place and evacuations.
Distributors will provide concepts about every thing from insurance coverage protection to monetary points after a disaster to understanding what paperwork to soak up case of an evacuation.
For extra details about the Hays County Emergency Preparedness Honest, go to haysinformed.com. The occasion takes place September 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Hays CISD Performing Arts Middle in Kyle.
Under are the COVID-19 protocols for the occasion:
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Additional house between vendor cubicles.
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Many distributors and exhibitors will probably be outdoor (climate allowing).
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Masks and hand sanitizer will probably be out there to all distributors and individuals.
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Our CERT staff will periodically present cleansing and disinfection of widespread areas.
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Bogs with handwashing stations will probably be out there.
Most OES staff members are vaccinated; vaccine doses will probably be out there for individuals who need one.
Occupied with internet hosting a sales space or donating a silent public sale or raffle merchandise? Contact Michelle Gardner at Michelle.Gardner@co.hays.tx.us. Raffle and silent public sale proceeds profit the Hays County Hearth Chiefs Affiliation and BR3T.