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Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm,  Napa, CA  – Location TBA

A jump-start for preparedness.  This 6-hour one-of-a-kind event will help get your household ready for a variety of emergencies. See event poster here.

Demonstrations: Learn how to disinfect water, handle utility emergencies, use safety and self-defense devices, see how earthquake protection materials work, and select worthwhile supplies and equipment for lighting, first-aid, communications, sanitation, and 3-day “Go” bags

Tastings of Emergency Food Bars and water with a 5-year shelf-life

Create a family disaster plan, including family communication and reunification, urgent medical information, utility emergencies, asset protection, and emergency notification documents

Disaster Readiness Lecture and Discussion including earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, and hazardous materials

$60 fee ($65 at the door) includes 3.5  hrs of instruction, disaster plan documents,  supply lists for “Go” bags for home, work, car and school, and 7 live demonstrations (2.5 hours). $15 discount for prior Defying Disaster Workshop participants, seniors over 65, full-time students & multiple participants from the same address. Partial scholarships available ($20 total cost).  Register in advance to avoid disappointments at the door.

See Link for details including registration.

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A new round of cuts to federal, state and municipal budgets mean fewer law enforcement personnel and reductions to healthcare and other safety nets for individuals and families already stressed by unemployment, home foreclosure, and rising costs for healthcare and other necessities.  A perfect set-up for crime.

Through lecture, discussion and exercises, this beginning level workshop will introduce you to crime prevention practices that can help you evade assaults, robbery, identity theft and burglary. We’ll help you:

• assess and alter personal and environmental factors that can raise your risk
• recognize criminal thinking, strategies and methods
• evade predator ploys
• use situational awareness
• recognize and act on your intuition

Taught by  law enforcement and security guest lecturer, along with Roz Potter, RN, MA, CIC. $75  ($10 discount for prior workshop participants and seniors). Scholarships available.

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3 – 7 day disaster preparedness kits customized to your specifications now available with 72 hours notice. We have the expertise to help those with special needs.

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The USGS designated Roz Potter a 2011 Great California ShakeOut Regional Associate.

Thank you to Napa County Medical Society Auxiliary, Napa Rotary, Napa Kiwanis, Sunrise Napa Kiwanis,  Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and St. Helena Rotary for hosting earthquake preparedness presentations.