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Exclusively focused on Pet Disaster Preparedness this is the only informational portal on the web to provide you with the latest pet news and food recalls, pet care and safety tips, and guides on how to get your cats and dogs ready and prepared for any Emergency Situation. We also offer Disaster Preparedness Kits for Cats and Dogs. A Pet Emergency Supplies Kit is a must for every household these days. Don't take chances. Get your pets ready TODAY! |
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When Wildfire Threatens
If you are warned that a wildfire is threatening your area, listen to your battery-operated radio for reports and evacuation information. Follow the instructions of local officials.Back your car into the garage or park it in an open space facing the direction of escape. Shut doors and roll up windows. Leave the key in the ignition. Close garagewindows and doors, but leave them unlocked. Disconnect automatic garage door openers.Confine pets to one room. Make plans to care for your pets in case you must evacuate.Arrange temporary housing at a friend or relative's home outside the threatened area.If advised to evacuate, do so immediatelyWear protective clothing -- sturdy shoes,cotton or woolen clothing, long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, gloves, and a handkerchief to protect your face.Take your Disaster Supplies Kit. Lock your home.Tell someone when you left and where you are going.Choose a route away from fire hazards. Watch for changes in the speed and direction...
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Design and landscape your home with wildfire safety in mind. Select materials and plants that can help contain fire rather than fuel it. Use fire-resistant or noncombustible materials on the roof and exterior structure of the dwelling, or treat wood or combustible material used in roofs, siding, decking, or trim with fire-retardant chemicals evaluated by a nationally recognized laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Plant fire-resistant shrubs and trees. For example, hardwood trees are less flammable than pine, evergreen, eucalyptus, or fir trees.
Your best resource for proper planning is www.firewise.org which has outstanding information used daily by residents, property owners, fire departments, community planners, builders, public policy officials, water authorities, architects, and others to assure safety from fire -- it really works. Firewise workshops are offered for free all across the Nation in communities large and small, and free Firewise materials can be...
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Equilibrium is the key for proper maintenance of the complex system that is the Earth's atmosphere. A great deal of heat builds up in the tropical latitudes due to the Earths revolution in its orbit around the sun and its rotation on its tilted axis.
This immense heat gets dissipated to the latitudes in the middle by way of tropical storms. Hurricane is the name of the tropical storms that are the most powerful. At the west of the International Date Line these storms are called typhoons while in Australia and around the Indian Ocean they are known as the cyclones.
The Tropical storms originate at a band known as the intertropical convergence zone over warm waters that characterize this zone. An optimal of above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, surface temperatures of the sea is essential. Thunderstorms clusters are formed when areas of large clouds evaporate due to evaporation and convection.
The strength of Coriolis effect that's required to initiate rotation occurs if the formation...
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When a disaster strikes, are you prepared?
Here's a handy Disaster Preparedness Checklist and a List of Most Important Pet Care Numbers. A cat owner or a dog owner, one pet or multiple pets, this list should help you get an idea of how prepared you are and point you in the right direction. Get Prepared NOW so you dont have to worry later!
Disasters can happen anywhere at any time. The public doesn’t usually get a lot of notice before a disaster strikes, so you must be prepared in advance and know what to do quickly if there is an emergency.
Make sure your pets' I.D. tags are currentUpdate your pets' immunization cardsMake a list of your pets' medicationsHave your pets' first aid kit readyStack up on emergency food and water suppliesPack at least two travel bowlsGet a flashing collar/ID tag to find your pet quicklyPack a picture of your pets in case you get separated.Get a safety harness and leash.Know your pets hiding places in and out of the house.Develop a pet buddy...
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