EMERGENCY 51

Remember the show, "Emergency 51," that used to be on television sometime in the 70's, if I remember right?

My brother loved the show; watched it all the time and wanted to be a firefighter...until "C.H.I.P.S." came on, then he wanted to be a police officer.

I liked the show because even at such a young age, I knew a hottie when I saw one and that show had TWO! *Sizzle*

"John" must have been the hotter of the two, because I can still remember his name. (Mark, who's the other guy?)

Well, this blog has NOTHING at all to do with that show.

Being that HSV is home to The Redstone Arsenal (more info), we are a major player in the defense of our nation and having found out just recently that we are now #2 on "the list", up from #3 just a year ago; furthermore, having had more than one person tell me since moving here that most families here DO have emergency plans in place; furthermore, having a child in third grade that completeted a project this year outlining their family's emergency plan, I decided that I would look up a website that is burned into my brain from the huge billboards here in town that advertise, "Are You Ready, Alabama?"

Having an emergency plan in place is a very wise idea in this day and age. If you live in a hurricane state, it is just one of the routines of your life, as we found out after moving to FL a few years ago and had much practice with that emergency plan as three hurricanes hit our area the first year we lived there. Since then, I keep an emergency box stocked "on the ready" but now instead of hurricanes I'm preparing for, it's mostly just tornadoes...

The "Be Ready" Plan suggests having duct tape and plastic sheeting ready for "chemicals" but I'm of the opinion that I'd rather go quickly than have some gas or vapor seep through the plastic slowly. I don't think plastic sheeting is going to stop chemicals any better than duct-taping your windows keeps them from blowing in during a hurricane.

Anywho, here's a link to hook you up with a Family Communications Plan; you might be surprised to find how much better you feel knowing that if a disaster strikes your area, your family members will know what to do, where to go, who to call. Now that I have a pre-teen and a teenager that are away from home often, this plan allows me one less thing about which to worry.