National Pet Fire Safety Day 2024 is on Monday, July 15, 2024: looking to prepare some survival items (NECESSITY AND COMFORT ITEMS)?
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-Water-
Water is an essential element to survival and a necessary item in an emergency supplies kit. Following a disaster, clean drinking water may not be available. Your regular water source could be cut-off or compromised through contamination. Prepare yourself by building a supply of water that will meet your family’s needs during an emergency.
To determine your water needs, take the following into account:
-One gallon of water per person per day, for drinking and sanitation.
-Children, nursing mothers and sick people may need more water.
-A medical emergency might require additional water.
-If you live in a warm weather climate more water may be necessary. In very hot temperatures, water needs can double.
-Keep at least a three-day supply of water per person.
-Food-
Consider the following things when putting together your emergency food supplies:
-Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food.
-Choose foods your family will eat.
-Remember any special dietary needs.
-Avoid foods that will make you thirsty.
-Choose salt-free crackers, whole grain cereals and canned foods with high liquid content.
Following a disaster, there may be power outages that could last for several days. Stock canned foods, dry mixes and other staples that do not require refrigeration, cooking, water or special preparation. Be sure to include a manual can opener and eating utensils.
Suggested Emergency Food Supplies
The following items are suggested when selecting emergency food supplies. You may already have many of these on hand.
-Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables and a can opener
-Protein or fruit bars
-Dry cereal or granola
-Peanut butter
-Dried fruit
-Nuts
-Crackers
-Canned juices
-Non-perishable pasteurized milk
-High energy foods
-Vitamins
-Food for infants
-Comfort/stress foods
Food Safety in an Emergency
Flood, fire, national disaster or the loss of power from high winds, snow or ice could jeopardize the safety of your food. Knowing what to do before and after an emergency can help you reduce your risk of illness and minimize the amount of food that may be lost due to spoilage.
Power outages can occur at any time of the year and it may take from a few hours to several days for electricity to be restored to residential areas. Without electricity or a cold source, food stored in refrigerators and freezers can become unsafe. Bacteria in food grow rapidly at temperatures between 40 and 140 °F, and if these foods are consumed, people can become very sick.
-Survival Kit-
Items for your survival kit should be packed in a waterproof pack that can be easily accessed and found in the event of an emergency. There are many styles of quality survival kits on the market so you’re bound to find one that fits your needs.
A basic emergency supply kit could include the following recommended items:
-Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
-Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
-Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
-Flashlight and extra batteries
-First aid kit
-Whistle to signal for help
-Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
-Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
-Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
-Manual can opener for food
-Local maps
-Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger
Once you have gathered the supplies for a basic emergency kit, you may want to consider adding the following items:
-Prescription medications and glasses
-Infant formula and diapers
-Pet food and extra water for your pet
-Cash or traveler's checks and change
-Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container.
-Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or free information from this web site. (See Publications)
-Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
-Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.
-Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted, nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
-Fire extinguisher
-Matches in a waterproof container
-Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
-Mess kits, paper cups, plates, paper towels and plastic utensils
-Paper and pencil
-Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
i am bored during summer?
Well. Here are 100 things you can do in the summer.
1. Make a scrapbook of everything you do this summer
2. Have a picnic
3. Write a letter to your best friend
4. Visit another country
5. Go to a ballgame
6. Get a job
7. Become a photographer
8. Make dinner for your family
9. Compare a book to a movie
10. Write a poem
11. Learn about fireworks
12. Bake some cookies
13. Take a boat ride
14. Sketch a picture of your house from the outside
15. Go to camp.
16. Visit a farm
17. Take a walk and record the sounds
18. Make your own soccer camp
19. Keep a journal of what you do during the Summer
20. Cut up an old greeting card picture and make a puzzle
21. Start a band
22. Make a new kind of sandwich
23. Blow up balloons, put notes inside and hand them
out to friends.
24. Go backpacking
25. Go outside and find 10 different kinds of flowers
26. Create a web site
27. Go camping
28. Invent a new dance
29. Help an elderly person with house or yard work
30. Visit the zoo
31. Learn a foreign language
32. Make an obstacle course in your back yard
33. Make a treasure hunt
34. Read a story to someone
35. Have a winter theme party
36. Recycle bottles and donate the money to a local charity
37. Clean up a nature trail
38. Build a tree house
39. Create a new world
40. Set up a lemonade stand
41. Learn or teach a new sport with someone
42. Attend a concert
43. Have a family game night
44. Make a movie
45. Make a collage from magazine words and picture.
46. Create a terrarium
47. Go canoeing
48. Discover a new favorite author or book series
49. Go to a museum
50. Make a fire plan
51. Make up bubble solution and have a contest
52. Find a pen-pal
53. Plant something
54. Visit a tourist spot near your home
55. Host a yard sale
56. Build a sandcastle
57. Donate some of the toys and clothes you no longer use
58. Research your family tree
59. Fly a kite
60. Invent your own board game
61. Use a compass or GPS to map your neighborhood
62. Build a time capsule
63. Act in a play
64. Throw a cultural heritage block party
65. Make a bird feeder
66. Organize a bike safety clinic
67. Spend time with your grandparents
68. Attend a first aid class
69. Dig for fossils
70. Write a song
71. Tie-dye some t-shirts
72. Take a dog for a walk
73. Have a paper airplane contest
74. Go without TV for a day
75. Sign up at your local library for their Summer
76. Learn some new outdoor games
77. Make something from recyclables
78. Share your favorite movie with a friend
79. Make home made ice cream
80. Jump on a trampoline
81. Get a magazine subscription
82. Organize a scavenger hunt
83. Go swimming
84. Paint a portrait of your best friend
85. Start a collection
86. Write a fairy tale
87. Travel in time
88. Stargaze and track the moon phases
89. Learn how to sew
90. Visit a National Park
91. Rent a video of a ballet
92. Roast marshmallows
93. Watch the birds
94. Arrange a bouquet of flowers
95. Learn to blog
96. Re-decorate your room
97. Learn to play chess
98. Adopt a pet
99. Keep your brain going
100. Teach someone to use email
HELP EASY 10 POINTS??!?
Litter Facts:
Every piece of litter damages our environment.
Litter, such as cigarette butts, plastic bags and other plastics, harms animal and marine life in a variety of ways such as water pollution, when these items are mistaken for food and when creatures get caught up in plastics and get strangled.
Litter dropped in our streets travels into our waterways through the stormwater system.
Litter makes an area look dirty and uncared for and attracts more litter. Littered areas are not pleasant to be in and are less likely to be used by people. In contrast, people are more reluctant to litter clean areas.
Litter is a significant cost to the community's resources through participation in Clean Up Australia Day, the Adopt-a-Highway program and other local voluntary initiatives. Cleaning up litter is also a direct financial cost to local and state governments, and therefore to us.
Littered items are a lost resource. When things that could otherwise be recycled, like PET, glass bottles and paper, are littered, they do not end up in the recycling stream.
We must significantly reduce the amount of litter in our environment to protect the health, safety and visual quality of the environment, people and wildlife.
According to national littering studies commissioned by the Beverage Industry Environment Council and conducted by Community Change:
Cigarettes are the most littered item - constituting 58% of all litter.
The most common reasons for littering are "too lazy" (24%), "no ashtray" (23%) and "no bin" (21%).
There is no such thing as a stereotypical litterer. Young people, for example, litter no more than people in older demographics when not they are not in groups.
Men litter more than women - and women use bins more than men.
Country people are more likely to litter than city people.
Students are more likely to litter than other people.
Older people litter more when alone. For every other age group, researchers found people litter less when alone.
Less than one third of older people who were observed littering admitted their behaviour when questioned.
Visit this site to know the effects of littering:
www.praguepost.cz/PPEF/09SC030219.pdf
Litter is a problem throughout NSW, particularly in urban areas and in the more populated areas of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. Litter is an environmental priority because it:
reduces the aesthetic appeal of public places including streets, parks and waterways.
can kill aquatic life directly (eg. through choking) and indirectly through its impacts on water quality.
can cause blockages of the drainage system and flooding (costing councils millions of dollars to repair).
can be dangerous to people particularly when it involves items such as broken glass, needles and syringes.
may be a fire hazard (lit cigarettes being thrown from vehicles).
costs the community huge sums of money to clean up every year.
can decrease oxygen levels when it decays in water.
Litter collected in Ropes Creek
5. Littering Offences
Littering offences include:
depositing litter on land or waters in a public place or an open private place (including littering from vehicles).
littering which is reasonably likely to cause or contribute to appreciable danger or harm to any persons, animals, premises or property.
depositing, or causing someone to deposit, advertising material in a public place or open private place other than in a mail box or under a door.
depositing, or causing someone to deposit, advertising material on any vehicle.
Examples of depositing litter include:
throwing lolly wrappers from a car.
leaving a food container under a public bench.
stubbing a cigarette onto a footpath.
allowing soil, sand or garden waste to blow from a moving vehicle.
6. Penalties — On the Spot Fines
littering with small items - $60
littering with an unlit cigarette or extinguished cigarette butt (excluding from a vehicle) - $60
littering with a lit cigarette (excluding from a vehicle) - $200
general littering - $200 (individuals) / $400 (corporations)
littering from vehicles (any litter) - $200 (individuals) / $400 (corporations)
aggravated littering which threatens public safety or the environment, such as intentionally breaking glass - $375 (individuals) / $750 (corporations)
depositing advertising material in a place or on a vehicle - $200 (individuals) / $400 (corporations)
Good luck, hun!!!