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Show The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue X Page 13 June 15, 2016 The “Earthquake Lady” is Ready . . . Are You? lives or lesson injury should an emergency arise. For instance, she discussed the importance of This spring, an emer- always being alert when you move about each gency preparedness pro- day, especially when entering various buildgram for the community ings. She suggested that when you enter any was held in Eden, which building, always do a quick look about and take was hosted by the Church stock of what the best plan of action would be of Jesus Christ of Latter- if an earthquake should suddenly occur. She day Saints Wolf Creek Ward. Maralin Hoff, stated, “Train your brain to take cover. Don’t Utah’s “Earthquake Lady,” from the State of go near windows or interior glass. Turn your Utah Department of Public Safety, attended back towards glass if you can’t get away from and gave a presentation on how to be prepared it. Door frames are a good place to take cover, when an emergency strikes. The theme—“Be or hallways, closets, or up against support columns.” She also suggested that, at home, Ready Utah!” Under the Dept. of Public Safety, Maralin you go through each room with your children and decide on heads up the the safest place Family and to take cover Individual if an earthEmergency quake begins. Preparedness “Duck under Program for the tables, chairs, state. She has hug a pillar . given hundreds . . then pray!” of talks throughShe added, “If out Utah for you’re outside, many years on stay outside and emergency preaway from light paredness, and poles, signs, was given the large trees, etc. honorary title If you can, squat of “Earthquake Lady” by a Maralin Hoff, the “Earthquake Lady,”shares her vast knowl- down in a large open space.” group of state edge of emergency preparednesswith Vally residents. According school children. In addition to Maralin’s informative talk on to the University of Utah Seismograph Station, emergency preparedness, multiple booths were the safest place to be in an earthquake is “in available for attendees to visit. Booth hosts an open field, where nothing can fall on you. provided additional information on emergency Earthquakes do not injure or kill people; buildpreparations, demonstrated available products, ings and falling objects do. If you are indoors, and presented creative ideas to help address, when you feel the ground start to shake, take prepare for, and mitigate the negative impacts cover immediately—under a table or sturdy piece of furniture, placing a barrier between of emergency situations. On hand were representatives from our local falling objects and yourself. Do not attempt to and county CERT (Community Emergency use the stairs or an elevator, or to run out of the Response Team) members, Weber Human building.” For Valley residents with students at Weber Services, Goal Zero, the Ogden LDS Dry Pack cannery, and other emergency preparedness High School, she suggested that names of indispecialists who shared their knowledge and viduals be given to the school who live on that side of the mountain who are allowed to pick experience in the field. Maralin provided multiple tips that can save up your child in an emergency, since you may By Shanna Francis You Looking at Me ~ You Look Tasty Larry Bennington, who lives at the upper northwest corner of the Patio Springs Subdivision in Eden, caught these images of a female coyote behind his property in May--his second sighting of a coyotoe at the subdivision.In the photo at left, it looks as if the coyote may be about to deliver pups, or whelps. 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While most of these earthquakes store with shopping carts, tip the cart over on usually cause minimal damage, Utah is ripe, its side and climb in; the metal frame will, most statistically for a large earthquake along the likely, be able to provide some protection from Wasatch Front that could cause considerable falling debris. Most importantly, says Maralin, damage. According to the University of Utah “Do not panic! Don’t run to the doors where the Seismograph Station, “Large earthquakes glass is, and where you can be trampled!” (magnitude 6.5 to 7.5) can occur on any of She added, “If you’re driving, pull over and turn off the engine, and stay in the car. Then, make sure there are no downed wires in front of you before proceeding.” She added that in a severe earthquake, freeways often become a parking lot. “Do not abandon your car on the freeway. Stay put until UDOT gets things going. . . . This may take hours! This is another reason why it is important to keep your vehicle’s gas tank at least half way full at all times, and to have a good emergency kit in the car. I keep mine in a portable tool box from Home Depot.” She added that it’s the abandoned cars that cause the problems—that snarl traffic long-term, and prevent traffic from eventually proceeding smoothly. “It’s also important not to pull off into the freeway’s emergency lane, or the carpool lane.” These are the lanes that emer- Ham radios play a key role in emergency preparedgency personnel will be trying to access. ness. Above are Ogden Valley CERT members Ed and “If you’re on a side street, you can pull Vickie McKenney with Shawn Tuttle, all of Eden, who off and get out and start walking, if needs have been working to develop an effective communicabe.” Hopefully, she added, you’ll have tion system for the Valley in the event of an area crisis. your car’s portable 72-hour emergency survival kit with you! “This is why it’s also several active segments of the Wasatch fault important to keep a pair of comfortable walk- between Brigham City and Levan. Such earthquakes can also occur on many other recognized active faults in Utah. During the past 6,000 years, large earthquakes have occurred on the Wasatch fault on the average of once every 400 years, somewhere along the fault’s central active portion between Brigham City and Levan. The chance of a large earthquake in the Wasatch Front region during the next 50 years is about 1 in 4.” According to Maralin, “Emergency preparedness is all about being prepared to leave your home in a minute’s notice, and with your pets, too! If you are adequately prepared, you can grab what you will need in an emergency situation within three minutes! Within those three minutes, you should be able to grab ing shoes in your vehicles—even for kids. Flip your needed medications, grab adequate food flops aren’t going to cut it!” items from your pantry from your already In addition to emergency kits and sturdy packed food packs, and each family member’s shoes, Maralin also suggests that you always 72-hour emergency kit. . . . It’s also a good keep a box of tissues, an umbrella, and a idea to have whistles. “I keep whistles on my heavy-duty flash light in each of your vehicles key chain, in my cars, in my bedroom, and in at all times. She prefers a crank, or shake and my emergency kits. Kids should have them squeeze flashlight. “They make good gifts!” on their back packs. Blow them for a rescue! Also important are folding shovels, blankets Keep one around your neck when you’re hik(solar/space/wool), jackets for everyone, and ing, biking, etc. . . . for stranger danger and water (keep a check on the expiration date). for help! “Don’t have the fear—have the knowledge,” Being prepared is being organized. Maralin counsels. Remember Utah, be organized, “Be Ready!” |
