Emergency Preparedness Checklists

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN SPRINGFIELD HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO PLANNING MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE BEFORE ANY SEVERE WEATHER HITS. AND AS THEY REVIEW THEIR PLANS, YOU SHOULD TOO. WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HAS SEEN MORE THAN ITS FAIR SHARE OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, SO THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR ROBERT HASSETT URGES YOU TO GO OVER YOUR CHECKLIST, AND WHICH PLANS SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PLACE. I THINK EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH KNOWS WHAT THEY NEED BUT WE WANT THEM TO GO THROUGH THEIR FAMILY PLAN TO MAKE SURE THEIR FAMILY PLAN IS IN SHAPE AND REVIEW THEIR SUPPLY KIT. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS; REMEMBER ELECTRIC LANTERNS ARE SAFER THAN CANDLES. HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD THAT'S EASY TO PREPARE IN CASE YOU LOSE POWER. STOCK UP ON ANY MEDICATIONS YOU NEED. AND