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<channel><title><![CDATA[The Gardens Gazette&#8203; - Disaster Planning]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.thegardensgazette.org/disaster-planning]]></link><description><![CDATA[Disaster Planning]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:49:31 -0800</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Disaster Planning]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.thegardensgazette.org/disaster-planning/disaster-planning]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.thegardensgazette.org/disaster-planning/disaster-planning#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:18:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thegardensgazette.org/disaster-planning/disaster-planning</guid><description><![CDATA[       Introduction  Disaster Planning Phases:Disaster Preparedness&nbsp;&gt; on going - education, evacuation plans, and stocking at least 2 weeks of survival materials.Disaster Survival &gt; minutes to days - surviving the immediate threats of injury or death.Disaster Response&nbsp;&gt; days to weeks - evacuation or sheltering in place, communication, and helping neighbors.Disaster Recovery&nbsp;&gt; weeks to months - returning to pre-disaster conditions or moving away.  &nbsp; &nbsp;In the ev [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.thegardensgazette.org/uploads/8/3/0/0/83002600/disaster-planning-levels-of-preparedness-1300x540_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong><font size="6">Introduction</font></strong></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font size="5"><strong>Disaster Planning Phases:</strong></font><ol><li><font size="5"><strong>Disaster Preparedness</strong>&nbsp;&gt; on going - education, evacuation plans, and stocking at least 2 weeks of survival materials.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Disaster Survival</strong> &gt; minutes to days - surviving the immediate threats of injury or death.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Disaster Response</strong>&nbsp;&gt; days to weeks - evacuation or sheltering in place, communication, and helping neighbors.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Disaster Recovery</strong>&nbsp;&gt; weeks to months - returning to pre-disaster conditions or moving away.</font></li></ol></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font size="5">&nbsp; &nbsp;In the event of a major earthquake, Arrowhead Gardens might be isolated for several days or weeks. Bridges could be down. Utilities could be disrupted. Communications by phone could be cut off or limited. Roads could be blocked by debris and landslides. Emergency first responders would be directed to locations that had the greatest need for assistance. Some Seattle locations might be unreachable by vehicles for several days.&nbsp;<br />&#8203;&nbsp; &nbsp;The most recent significant&nbsp;earthquake in Washington was the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Nisqually_earthquake" target="_blank">2001 Nasqaully Earthquake</a>. Here is a Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Washington" target="_blank">List of Earthquakes in Washington</a>.</font><br />&nbsp; &nbsp;<font size="5">Disaster Planning could be vital for survivability of residents living at Arrowhead Gardens Apartments. There are over 500 residents living here, making Arrowhead the equivalent of a community neighborhood and Level 3 in the Preparedness Pyramid.</font><br />&nbsp; &nbsp;<font size="5">A Disaster Planning Group (DPG) was created in November 2023. Participants are Kathy R A-Bldg, Frances B C-Bldg, and John W D-Bldg. At the first meeting on November 10, 2023,&nbsp;the DPG agreed to focus on earthquakes as the first major topic.&nbsp; DPG will present an educational topic every 1 to 2 months for the residents, either as newsletters, presentations, webinars, workshops or documents. </font>&#8203;</div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:147px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a href='https://amber-mellisent-44.tiiny.site/' target='_blank'><img src="https://www.thegardensgazette.org/uploads/8/3/0/0/83002600/editor/disaster-wiki-qrcode-200.png?1699866160" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;display:block;"><span>&nbsp;<font size="5">&nbsp; &nbsp;A wiki with resources for disaster planning can be viewed at&nbsp;</font></span><font size="5"><a href="https://amber-mellisent-44.tiiny.site/" target="_blank">https://amber-mellisent-44.tiiny.site/</a>&nbsp;&#8203;or downloaded from&nbsp;Google Drive at&nbsp;<a href="https://tinyurl.com/agrc-disaster-plan" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/agrc-disaster-plan</a>&nbsp;along with other planning documents.<br /><br /></font></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><strong><font size="5">2024: Topics to be presented by Disaster Planning Group.</font></strong><br /><em><font size="5">(Emergency Planning and Disaster Planning overlap.&nbsp; Disaster Planning is needed when outside assistance is not available for days or weeks.)</font></em><ol><li><font size="5"><strong>Earthquakes &amp; Other Hazards</strong>: Risks &amp; immediate survival.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Communication</strong>: Alerts &amp;&nbsp;use of electronics.</font></li><li><strong><font size="5">Disaster Planning Resources:&nbsp;</font></strong><font size="5">Online &amp;&nbsp;offline.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Check Lists</strong>: Adding and storing&nbsp;survival items over time.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Water</strong>: Purchase, storage, filtering &amp; disinfection.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Food</strong>: Purchase, storage, preparation, &amp; off-grid cooking.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Medicines:</strong> Store&nbsp;and rotate extra supplies.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Power Outage:</strong>&nbsp;Food prep. Backup power. Emergency lights.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Personal Hygiene:</strong> Keeping clean and fresh.</font><br /></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Sanitation</strong>: Poo &amp; pee collection; avoiding spread of diseases.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Personal Documents:</strong>&nbsp; Safeguard originals; Make&nbsp;paper &amp; digital copies.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Pets</strong>: Food, water, medicine, carriers, toys, papers, etc.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>First Aid:</strong> Kits &amp; training.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Bug Out Bags: </strong>When it's not safe to shelter in place.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Neighbors</strong>: Helping neighbors.</font></li><li><font size="5"><strong>Community</strong>: How residents&nbsp;can organize to offer mutual assistance.</font></li></ol></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>