#4 was to inventory your First aid kit. The scenario was actually a list of possible injuries your family could get while suffering from cabin fever while being quarantined - kids tend to get restless. I just compiled a list based off of a few lists such as this one and they were given points for the items they had.
#5 was a mock evacuation of sorts. I told them to set their timers for 30 minutes and to physically gather the items they would take with them in the event of an evacuation. The scenario was that someone was using illegal fireworks and set the hillside on fire. After they gathered their items, they were told to open an attachment and answer the questions with the items they had gathered.
The bonus challenge was if they had enough water stored for their family (1 gallon/per person/per day for 2 weeks) AND they drank a glass from it (if they weren't willing to drink a glass from it, they didn't get the points.) The scenario was that the water system got contaminated OR the water lines broke in an earth quake (or both).
All in all it was received very well and the people who participated learned first hand what they needed to do to become more prepared for their family. It is better to learn during a game than during a real emergency! We ended the week with a preparedness fair that was very well done. We had the Unified Fire Authority and ARES there with their mobile command units out back. We had all kinds of different radios displayed, alternative cooking displays that were phenomenal, a food storage display with samples of chili and brownies made with food storage ingredients as well as a 90 day template for food storage. We also had 72 hour kid, first aid kit and gardening displays. We were lucky to have our city there with the city Emergency Preparedness plan displayed and explained as well as an interactive HAM computer study guide to entice more people to get their HAM licence (we had 7 families take the CDs!).
I will be posting more in depth information about these topics in the future so keep checking back!
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