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Week 5 of the Prepare-A-Thon: Create your Go-Kit

A Go-Kit is a kit of items you can take with you if you need to quickly evacuate. Many people store a Go-Kit in their vehicle as well as in their house. The kit can come in useful if you are stuck somewhere with your vehicle.

This week make sure you have the following items stored in your vehicle or in a place that you can easily grab should you need to evacuate:

This week make sure you have the following items in your stay kit:

Make sure your emergency kit is stocked with the items on the checklist below. Most of the items are inexpensive and easy to find, and any one of them could save your life. Headed to the store? Download a printable version to take with you. Once you take a look at the basic items, consider what unique needs your family might have, such as supplies for pets, or seniors.

• The quake-maker
• Secure your Space

Earthquake shaking can move almost anything, even large or heavy items.  Imagine your home being picked up and shaken sideways...what would be through around?  How can you prevent it?  Watch this video about the Cascadia Subduction Zone put together by the Oregon State University IDEAS Visualization Team.

It took six months for the last child to be reunited with her family following Hurricane Katrina.

It may seem scary to talk to your children about emergencies, or maybe it just never seems like the right time. That’s normal. But thinking and talking through worst-case scenarios can help prevent them from becoming worst-case realities. Ultimately, children will feel safer knowing what to do and understanding that adults are equipped to protect them.

Create a Family Communication Plan

Be prepared for the next disaster!

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The City of Sandy serves as a gateway to Mt. Hood. Sandy is surrounded by an expanse of scenic rivers and wilderness areas, offering a wide variety of recreational opportunity.

Sandy is the eastern-most city in Clackamas County . The nearest neighboring city is Gresham. For more information on the Gresham area, see www.greshamarea.com .

For an excellent demographic and economic profile of the community, check out the Oregon Economic Development Department's .

In 1845, Samuel K. Barlow, a pioneer emigrant from Kentucky, blazed a road (known as the Barlow Road) from The Dalles, Oregon around the south side of Mt. Hood to Eagle Creek (a settlement east of Oregon City) thus completing the last leg of the famous Oregon Trail that began in Independence, Missouri.

Sandy's first settlers, the Francis Revenue family, arrived in 1853 and soon opened a trading post here on the Barlow Road and served many of the thousands of pioneers who traveled through on their way to the Willamette Valley.

The City of Sandy, in cooperation with the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, encourages Sandy nonprofit groups and organizations to use the "Sandy - Where Innovation Meets Elevation" graphics in promoting Sandy and events in Sandy.