10-29-2012, 10:19 AM
FOR EVERYONE THAT IS NEAR THE WATER, LAVA FLOW & SUCH
The Civil Defense alarms were initially installed around the country as AIR RAID sirens (remember the "duck & cover" practices at school???), & locations were chosen based on the proximity based on population density AT THE TIME....The country, as a whole, did not do a whole lot of new siren land allocation & installation for decades... what with the end of the Cold War & all....
If you have NOT signed up already for the Hawaii County Civil Defense Notification, DO IT NOW!!!! link:
http://ww2.citywatchonline.com/Public/Si...kuC41zEKNw==
or follow these directions:
Hawai‘i County residents need to register for City Watch notification messages by either mailing their contact information to: County of Hawai‘i Civil Defense Agency, 920 Ululani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. To register, please give your name, street address (no P.O. boxes, please), city, sub-division (if applicable), home phone, cell phone, and email address. The service is free to all residents.
If anyone WAS already on this notification & did not receive notification, that would be another matter...
BUT TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT IN A SIREN LOCATION & not have an alternative plan is not wise, and REMEMBER NOT ALL hazards may get warnings to everyone...
IF YOU ARE IN AN INUNDATION ZONE: if you feel an earthquake, be prepared to evacuate....remember 3/11 & 1975 - you will only have MINUTES to evacuate...YOU MUST HAVE A PLAN, DO NOT expect the county to tell you what to do, KNOW IT & PRACTICE IT
The county Civil Defense does offer this service, at no additional cost to you... use it!
The Civil Defense alarms were initially installed around the country as AIR RAID sirens (remember the "duck & cover" practices at school???), & locations were chosen based on the proximity based on population density AT THE TIME....The country, as a whole, did not do a whole lot of new siren land allocation & installation for decades... what with the end of the Cold War & all....
If you have NOT signed up already for the Hawaii County Civil Defense Notification, DO IT NOW!!!! link:
http://ww2.citywatchonline.com/Public/Si...kuC41zEKNw==
or follow these directions:
Hawai‘i County residents need to register for City Watch notification messages by either mailing their contact information to: County of Hawai‘i Civil Defense Agency, 920 Ululani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. To register, please give your name, street address (no P.O. boxes, please), city, sub-division (if applicable), home phone, cell phone, and email address. The service is free to all residents.
If anyone WAS already on this notification & did not receive notification, that would be another matter...
BUT TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT IN A SIREN LOCATION & not have an alternative plan is not wise, and REMEMBER NOT ALL hazards may get warnings to everyone...
IF YOU ARE IN AN INUNDATION ZONE: if you feel an earthquake, be prepared to evacuate....remember 3/11 & 1975 - you will only have MINUTES to evacuate...YOU MUST HAVE A PLAN, DO NOT expect the county to tell you what to do, KNOW IT & PRACTICE IT
The county Civil Defense does offer this service, at no additional cost to you... use it!