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March 2017
Utah Flood Safety Awareness Week
Utah Governor declares March 12th to 18th Flood Safety Awareness Week due to the amount of rain and snow melt the state has recently had. Follow them on twitter for tips throughout the week. Gov. Herbert declares Flood Safety Awareness Week amid concerns about melting snowpack
Find out more »April 2017
The Great Utah ShakeOut
Millions of people worldwide practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On each year during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills! Utahns can join them by registering today for the Great Utah ShakeOut. The 2017 Utah ShakeOut Day of Action is on April 20, though you can register to hold your ShakeOut drill on any day of the year. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes – wherever…
Find out more »June 2017
Sanitation in a Disaster
Sanitation in a Disaster Human waste is one of the deadliest substances on earth. Where sanitation is poor, death & disease are rampant. Our current systems for disposing of waste can be affected by many situations. If we lose water, we lose sewer. If we lose power for an extended time, we also lose sewer. In an earthquake or landslide, sewer lines can rupture. In each of these scenarios, our instincts might be to use a camp potty, an RV…
Find out more »August 2017
Powerless Cooking
Powerless Cooking Join us for a class on how you can learn to cook without power, presented by the author of Let's Make Sense of Thermal Cooking, Cindy Miller. Cindy will discuss her five favorite powerless cooking methods, including the Thermal Cooker, pressure cooker, solar oven, Dutch over and the apple box oven. She will also talk about the different fuels each of these methods uses and how to use each one. Handouts will be given to each person who…
Find out more »September 2017
Utah Prepare Conference and Expo
Join BeRadyUtah for the second annual Utah Prepare Conference & Expo at the South Towne Expo Center this September 8th and 9th. For more information please see the conference program here Early Bird Pricing is $8 per person if ordered before August 15, 2017 After August 15th the price will be $10 per person The price does include admission for both days and anyone under the age of 12 is FREE You can purchase tickets here There will be more…
Find out more »November 2017
Stop the Bleed
Today we live in a world where terrorism, the actions of unstable people, and the dangerous impulses of friends and relatives are very real and becoming increasingly more frequent. Massive bleeding from any cause, but particularly from an active shooter or explosive event where a response is delayed can result in death. Similar to how the general public learns and performs CPR, the public must learn proper bleeding control techniques, including how to use their hands, dressings, and tourniquets. Victims…
Find out more »Water In the House – Presented by Becky Goodrich
This class covers why, how much, where, containers, dos and don'ts, conservation and alternative sources of water in the home. I have examples of good and bad containers and different kinds of containers for different needs. Hopefully, you'll be motivated to get water in your home and in your disaster kits because she will have answered all your questions and cleared up all those confusions you've heard over the years.
Find out more »March 2018
Ham Radio Licensing Class
The class will be on March 17, 2018. This year we will be hosting it with the Parkway Stake and it will actually be at one of their buildings. (10206 S 3200 W in South Jordan) The class is free and will run from about 7AM to 1PM and cover the questions and answers for the technician license. We will also be having the exam session starting at 1 PM and going until 4 PM. The exam has a $14 FCC…
Find out more »April 2019
Setting Up An Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Join AVERT for a special night as Kenneth Moravec discusses setting an Emergency Operation Center (EOC). An EOC is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level during an emergency, and ensuring the continuity of operation of a company, political subdivision or other organization. An EOC is responsible for strategic direction and operational decisions and does not normally directly control field assets, instead leaving tactical decisions…
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