Other departments have posted this too over the past few years. I like it as it is very true. Several years ago when DHS upped the color code a notch for some reason my office (EMA dept) was getting calls from lots of worried people. My staff and I made the same presentation to all who called saying:
1) Remember it does not matter what the cause, prepare for consequences.
2) It does not matter to you what causes a power outage for example, whether a severe winter storm takes down cables, a earthquake damages the power plant or a terrorist attacks the power plant you need to be able to cope with a power outage
3) pointed out the same applied to shortage of food, staying warm etc.
4) Being in the Boston area we then asked them what they did to prepare for a major winter storm. Most of them had a very good grasp of what preparations were needed as to lighting,batteries, non-perishable food supplies, medicines etc
5) Most were pleased to realize tha the things they had done for many years before a major storm hits would be what they would need to cope with the consequences of terrorism.
6) we always included a bit about NO CANDLES. Many TV stations still talk about batteries and candles and we would stress that when phones are dead and streets blocks is not when you want to have a fire.
All this seemed to help the people cope with their preparation plans
As for zombies, some very savvy scientists from Univ of Ottawa helped the public health people look at pandemic planning by using zombies as a model. The concept is unusual but the differential equations and Jacobians are spot on. Good stuff. I emailed Kim a copy of their paper and he may be able to post it to files. If not. The title and authors are:
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK!: MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF AN OUTBREAK OF ZOMBIE INFECTION
Philip Munz, Ioan Hudea, Joe Imad, Robert J. Smith
Google should be able to find that.
--- In californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@...> wrote:
>
> The Los Angeles Fire Department <http://lafd.org/> along with the Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention <http://www.cdc.gov/> say there are all
> kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. Take a zombie
> apocalypse for example. That's right, we said z-o-m-b-i-e
> a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy
> you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to
> prepare for a *real *emergency.
>
> "How do I prepare for a zombie apocalypse?" Well, we're here to answer
> that question for you, and hopefully share a few tips about preparing
> for any emergency!
>
>
> - *Water *(1 gallon per person per day)
> - *Food *(stock up on non-perishable items that you eat regularly)
> - *Medications *(this includes prescription and non-prescription meds)
> - *Tools and Supplies *(utility knife, duct tape, battery powered radio,
> etc.)
> - *Sanitation and Hygiene* (household bleach, soap, towels, etc.)
> - *Clothing and Bedding *(a change of clothes for each family member and
> blankets)
> - *Important documents* (copies of your driver's license, passport, and
> birth certificate to name a few)
> - *First Aid supplies *(although you're a goner if a zombie bites you,
> you can use these supplies to treat basic cuts and lacerations that you
> might get during an earthquake)
>
> If your equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse, you are prepared for a
> pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack. It can be tough to get people
> thinking about emergency preparedness *before* disaster strikes, so we hope
> this entertaining attempt got your attention.
>
> Get a kit, make a plan, and be prepared!
>
>
>
> Respectfully submitted by Erik Scott <http://lafdpso-c.blogspot.com/>,
> Spokesman
> *"Serving with Courage, Integrity and Pride"*
> *
> *
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> Emergency Public Information (EPI) Center
> Los Angeles Fire Department
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> Los Angeles, CA 90012
> 213.576.8938
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