Emergency Prepardness

• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Tsunami
• Ice Storm
• Fire
• Terrorism

Hurricanes

1. Hurricanes develop from easterly waves, creating a tropical depression with 31 mph winds advancing into a tropical storm with 73 mph winds, eventually progressing into a hurricane.
2. Hurricanes can have a life span of one to 30 days.
3. Thunderstorms often form with hurricanes and produce waterspouts.
4. Between June and November, an average of six tropical storms per year mature into hurricanes along the east coast.
5. Hurricanes are most prevalent in August and September
6. Weak hurricanes can still cause major flooding and damage
7. A hurricane watch is issued when there is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24 to 36 hours.
8. Hurricane conditions include winds from seventy to one hundred fifty mph or dangerously high water and rough seas.

Statistics:

1. Hurricane Katrina (2005) was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, flooding New Orleans, killing 1,200 people and leaving hundreds and thousands homeless.
2. Hurricane Katrina, responsible for more than $80 billion in damages and is the most economically destructive storm ever recorded.
3. The worst hurricane in the United States occurred in the year of 1900 in Galveston Texas, where a hurricane swept a fifteen-foot wall of water out of the Gulf of Mexico and into the city, washing away and killing six thousand people.
4. One to three hurricanes typically approach the U.S. coast annually.
5. As many as six hurricanes have struck the United States in one year.
6. Two of the six hurricanes that strike the United States each year will become major hurricanes.
7. Drowning causes about 90% of deaths during a hurricane.
8. In July of 1998 a huge mudslide followed the Himalayan village hurricane in India and killed hundreds of people.

Preparedness Tips:

1. In an emergency situation, such as a hurricane, city services may be down including running water, power, gas lines, and roads. Emergency personnel may be detained. It is important for your family to be self-sustained. A Camp Chef stove will allow you to boil water,cook food, and feed your family as well as those around you.
2. A Camp Chef stove is a great hurricane relief stove with 30,000 BTU's to 70,000 BTU's it has enough power to endure fierce weather conditions.
3. Disasters can leave people and families away from their homes for days or even weeks, storing an extra propane tank is suggested.
4. Move your family away from the area of disaster to a safer location. Camp Chef Modular Cooking Systems are portable offering a simple fold up design allowing your stove to move with you as you relocate.
5. Hurricanes can cause flooding and leave property damaged; a durable Camp Chef stove will be your aid, as you must withstand the situation you may be left with after the hurricane has passed.
6. Remember to use your propane fueled stove outdoors because burning propane releases carbon monoxide which may cause carbon monoxide poisoning when concentrated indoors.

Tornadoes

1. Tornadoes are caused by violent winds that swirl in a counter clockwise direction north of the equator and clockwise south of the equator.
2. A tornado rotates at speeds up to three hundred mph and in some rare cases even faster.
3. A tornado travels in a northeasterly direction with a speed of 20 to 40 mph.
4. Tornadoes are usually accompanied by thunder, lightning,heavy rain, and a loud "freight train" noise.
5. In comparison with a hurricane, a tornado covers a much smaller area but can still be considerably violent and destructive.
6. Tornadoes occur more frequently in the spring and summer months.
7. In order for a tornado to occur atmospheric conditions must consist of thermal instability, high humidity, and warm, moist air at low levels converging with cooler, drier air at higher levels.
8. The area where the most violent storms commonly occur in the United States is known as Tornado Alley, which encompasses the plains from N. Central Texas north to the Dakota's, with the peak frequency located in Oklahoma.

Statistics:

1. The greatest killer tornado in the United States occurred in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri in 1925.
2. The 1925 tornado was the fastest and largest tornado ever recorded.
3. The Indiana, Illinois tornado had a destructive path two hundred and twenty miles long and one mile wide, and traveled at a speed of 60 mph.
4. The 1925 United States tornado killed six hundred ninety five people and injured over two thousand.

Preparedness Tips:

1. A disastrous tornado may unfortunately destroy homes; leave city services down and emergency personnel detained. A Camp Chef stove will allow your family to be self-sustaining when accustomed support is unavailable.
2. It is important to store your stove in an easily accessible, secured location readily available for emergency situations.
3. A Camp Chef stove is designed with the durability to withstand extreme weather conditions necessary in the case of a tornado as this disaster is followed by thunder, lightening, and heavy rainstorms.
4. Camp Chef stoves offer easy portability allowing you to take your stove with you as you relocate to a safer area.
5. Remember to use your propane fueled stove outdoors as the propane may cause carbon monoxide poisoning if used indoors.

Earthquakes

1. An earthquake is the shaking of ground caused by a sudden dislocation of material with-in the earth's outer layer, or crust.
2. When forces pushing on a mass of rock overcome the friction holding the rock in place the blocks of rock slip against each other creating an earthquake.
3. Some earthquakes are so slight, or occur in such remote areas they are barely felt, while other earthquakes are so violent they can cause extensive damage.
4. The immediate cause of the shallowest earthquakes is the sudden release of stress along a fault, or fracture causing opposing blocks of rock to pass one another.
5. Shock waves from a powerful earthquake can trigger smaller earthquakes in a distant location hundreds of miles away.

Statistics:

1. Ten of the fifteen largest earthquakes in the U.S. have occurred in Alaska.
2. Eight of the fifteen largest earthquakes in the continental U.S. have occurred in California.
3. The San Fernando fault near LA rocked the area for 10 seconds, thrusting parts of the mountain 8 ft upward killing 64 people, and causing $500 million in damages.
4. The 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake about Santa Cruz shook for 15 seconds at 7.1 intensity, killed 67 people, toppled buildings and bridges.
5. In Jan. 1994, an earthquake measuring 6.6 in Los Angeles caused major damages to the city's infrastructure and left thousands homeless.
6. The 1959 earthquake near Hebgen, Montana caused a landslide that killed several people and blocked the Madison River, which then created a lake that later, flooded the nearby town of Ennis.
7. On average about 1,000 earthquakes with intensities of 5.0 or higher are recorded each year.
8. Great earthquakes ( 8.0 or higher ) occur once a year
9. Major earthquakes ( 7.0 to 7.9 ) occur eighteen times a year
10. Strong earthquakes ( 6.0 to 6.9 ) occur ten times a month
11. Moderate earthquakes ( 5.0 to 5.9 ) occur more than twice a day

Preparedness Tips:

1. 1- Be sure to move away from any objects that could fall during an earthquake
2. 2- Cook away from all gas and power lines, gas lines could explode and power lines may fall during an earthquake.
3. 3- An earthquake may minimize transportation, roads will most likely be shut down or damaged, providing no access to a grocery store, be prepared with food, water and a transportable stove.
4. 4- FEMA suggests storing enough food for at least three days and up to two weeks.
5. 5- An earthquake can disrupt city services leaving gas lines unavailable, power out and emergency personnel detained. A Camp Chef stove is independently powered through propane requiring no electricity allowing your family to be self-sustaining during and after the disaster.
6. 6- Be sure to store an additional propane tank as this type of disaster may require families to be away from their homes for days and even weeks.
7. 7- Remember to use your propane fueled stove outdoors as the propane may cause carbon monoxide poisoning if used indoors.

Volcanoes

1. A volcano is a vent in the earth where hot gases and molten rock rise to the surface.
2. A cone shaped mountain consisting of erupted material is also a vent called a volcano.
3. The cone of a volcano is formed by the deposition of molten or solid matter that flows or is ejected through the vent from the interior of the earth.
4. When explosive gases have reached a certain pressure within the volcano, masses of solid and liquid rock erupt into the air and clouds of vapor form over the crater.
5. Volcanoes can emit gases, molten rock, or solid particles.
6. Volcanic gases are made up of water vapor, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
7. Torrential rains caused by the condensation of steam often accompany eruptions.

Statistics:

1. There are about 2,500 known active volcanoes in the world. Nearly all of them are located in chains stretching across thousands of miles of earth.
2. Fifty volcanoes have erupted in the U.S. which ranks third, behind Indonesia and Japan, in the number of historically active volcanoes.
3. The 1980 Mt St Helens eruption in Washington exploded with energy equivalent to 10 million tons of TNT, killed 35 people and left 25 missing.
4. Mauna Loa (Hawaii) is the world's largest active volcano, projecting 13,677 ft. above sea level and over 29,000 ft. above the ocean floor its base is below sea level to its summit. (Mauna Loa is taller than Mt Everest)
5. In 1983 volcanic ash from eruption of Krakatoa in the East Indies fell all over the world.

Preparedness Tips:

1. In any disaster it is important to maintain your health. Eating well balanced nutritious meals will help your body better perform under stress.
2. Be prepared with food, water and a portable stove as volcanic eruptions can unfortunately disable city services and leave families away from their homes for days and even weeks.
3. The FEMA suggests storing enough food and water for at least three days and up to two weeks.
4. Camp Chef stoves are engineered to be portable, the perfect stove to have in an emergency like volcanic eruptions,as you will need to relocate.
5. The high power (30,000 to 90,000 BTU's) of a Camp Chef stove can provide for large groups and perform throughout the most extreme weather conditions, important in this disaster as torrential rainstorms often follow volcanoes.

Tsunami

1. A tsunami is a series of catastrophic ocean waves generated by that may cause earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides beneath the ocean, or cause an asteroid to strike the earth.
2. A tsunami can have wavelengths of 60-120 miles and reach speeds of up to 500mph.
3. Tsunamis have caused ocean waves to rise 135 ft above sea level
4. The period between tsunami waves can be anywhere between 5 minutes to 1 hour
5. When tsunamis approach shallow water along the coast, they are slowed, causing their length to shorten and their height to rise; sometimes it can rise as high as 100 ft.
6. Tsunamis can destroy piers, buildings, beaches and human life.
7. Tsunamis come with little or no warning of approach first there is a sharp swell, followed by a sudden out rush of water that usually exposes offshore areas as the first wave reaches the coast.

Statistics:

1. Since the year 1819, more than 40 tsunamis have struck the Hawaiian Islands.
2. Hawaii, the highest risk area, averages one tsunami every year with a damaging occurance every 7 years.
3. Alaska, also at high risk, averages a tsunami every 1.75 years and a damaging event every 7 years.
4. In 1964, an Alaskan earthquake generated a tsunami with waves between 10 and 20 feet high along parts of the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts.
5. The 1964 tsunami caused more than $84 million in damage in Alaska and 123 fatalities in Alaska, Oregon, and California.
6. A tsunami with waves of 20 to 32 feet crashed into Hilo, Hawaii, flooded the downtown area and killed 159 people.
7. Most deaths during a tsunami are a result of drowning. Associated risks include flooding, polluted water supplies, and damaged gas lines.

Preparedness Tips:

1. At the first warning of a tsunami move to a safer location with supplies such as food, water and a portable Camp Chef stove in case your city and property suffer substantial damages and require you to stay in your new location for days or even weeks.
2. FEMA suggests storing enough food and water for at least 3 days and up to two weeks
3. A tsunami can leave water supplies polluted and gas lines damaged, a Camp Chef stove will allow you to boil and sanitize water as well as cook without gas lines as the stove independently fueled through propane.
4. Be sure to store an extra tank of propane in case the tsunami requires your family to be away from home for a significant amount of time.
5. Remember to store and cook with propane outdoors, if used indoors the propane may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
6. Camp Chef stoves offer comfort and durability that will sustain you and your family throughout the disaster and its unfortunate effects such as harsh storming conditions that may disable disrupt city services.

Ice Storm

1. Freezing rain or ice storms occur when rain developing in a warm layer of air falls through a layer of air that is below freezing (25-32 f). The rain is cooled as it falls through the cold layer near the surface of the earth. When the cooled rain is still liquid raindrops strike the ground and freeze on contact creating a coating of ice.
2. Ice storms can topple power and telephone lines, television towers and even trees.
3. Ice storms can make highways impossible to travel on, cause airports to close, trips to be canceled, mail delayed and medical/emergency care to be detained. Ice storms may defer food and supply shipments as well as cause schools and businesses to close.
4. Urban areas tend to suffer more damage than rural areas due to the concentration of utilities and transportation systems (aircrafts, trains, buses, trucks and cars), which are all affected by harsh icing.
5. Ice storms usually affect transportation systems first and hardest, as most vehicles have difficulty starting in freezing weather and iced roads increase automobile accidents.

Statistics:

1. 1- In 1998 an ice storm that struck Canada, New England, and New York broke power lines, collapsed over 1000 pylons, leaving more than 4 million people without electricity and killed at least twenty-five people.
2. 2- On average Illinois experiences 15 severe ice storms in a 10 year period.
3. 3- In 1978 one of the most severe storms hit central Illinois, freezing rain came down for about 24 hours leaving a 2 inch ice sheet covering a 90 mile wide belt across Illinois, the storm left one million people without power for at least 24 hours, some power outages took up to two weeks to repair. In addition the storm caused 1000 auto accidents, $20 million in tree losses and left twenty-four counties declared disaster areas.

Preparedness Tips:

1. Power outages are a common result of an ice storm. Camp Chef modular cooking systems are perfect for this kind of emergency as they are independently fueld by propane requiring no electricity.
2. Power outage repairs can take up to weeks in some cases; it is a good idea to have an extra propane tank on hand.
3. The freezing weather conditions of an ice storm make it especially difficult to heat an average stove. A Camp Chef stove offering 30,000 to 60,000 BTU'S will heat in even the harshest of weather conditions.
4. Ice storms can cause water pipes to burst if prepared with water storage and a Camp Chef stove you will be able to unfreeze and even boil your water for cooking and drinking.
5. A Camp Chef stove is essential for this type of disaster as transportation immediately suffers, be prepared with food, water, and an independently fueled stove as stores and businesses may be shut down.
6. FEMA suggest storing enough food and water for at least three days and up to two weeks
7. Remember to store and cook with with propane outdoors or in a well ventilated area like a carport or deck because if used indoors the propane may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

Fire

1. A fire is a rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light along with a flame and the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance.
2. Fire is fast; in less than 30 seconds a small flame can become a major fire.
3. Most fires occur in the home when people are asleep.
4. Heat from a fire is more threatening than flames.
5. Room temperatures in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level.
6. In just five minutes a room can get so hot that everything in it ignites at once.
7. The smoke and toxic gases from a fire are responsible for more deaths than from the flames of a fire.
8. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can cause drowsiness, disorientation and shortness of breath.

Statistics:

1. Each year more than 4,000 Americans die and about 25,000 are injured in fires.
2. About 100 firefighters are killed each year in duty related accidents.
3. Between 1994 and 1998, an average of 4,400 Americans lost their lives and 25,100 were injured annually as result of fire.
4. The 1998 U.S. fire death rate was 14.9 deaths per million populations.
5. In May of 2000, over one million acres had been destroyed by wildfires nationwide. Many of these fires were unintentionally triggered by human activity.
6. 87 people were killed in the 1990 New York City arson fire located in the Bronx.
7. In the year of 1989 in Pasadena, Texas there was a huge explosion followed by a series of others and a raging fire at a Phillips Petroleum Co. Plastics manufacturing plant that killed 23 and injured 132 people.
8. Fires kill more North Americans than floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes combined.
9. The U.S. has one of the highest fire death rates in the world.

Preparedness Tips:

1. Be sure to have a family emergency fire escape plan, discuss a safe meeting place for your family to gather and the safest route to get there in case of a fire.
2. Rehearse your fire escape plan with your family to rid any confusion about what to do and where to go in the event of an emergency.
3. Make sure everyone in the family knows two ways to escape from every room.
4. Maintain a working smoke alarm in your home.
5. It is important to maintain your health in stressful situations through nutritious and balanced meals made possible with proper food storage and a stove.
6. A Camp Chef stove is the perfect prepardness tool for emergency personell it offers enough power to cook for a lot of people and the durability to withstand harsh weather conditions.
7. Emergency personnel will be responsible for relocating people when fire strikes a home or city, a portable Camp Chef stove will allow emergency personnel to cook for many in any location.

Terrorism

1. Terrorism is the threat or use of violence, often against the civilian population, to achieve political or social ends, to intimidate opponents, or to publicize grievances.
2. Terrorism is not a movement but a tactic used by a wide variety of groups, some are regarded and supported as "freedom fighters" in various countries or by various people.
3. Acts of terrorism include threats of terrorism; assassinations; kidnapping; hijackings; bomb scares and bombings; cyber attacks (computer based); and the use of chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological weapons.
4. High-risk targets for acts of terrorism include military and civilian government facilities, international airports, large cities and high-profile landmarks.

Statistics:

1. In 1999 the UN Security Council unanimously called for better international cooperation in fighting terrorism and asked governments not to aid terrorists.
2. September 11,2001, attacks by Al Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are the most devastating terrorist attacks in history.
3. The September 11,2001 attacks prompted calls by the U.S. political leaders for a world "war in terrorism"

Preparedness Tips:

1. Within the immediate area of a terrorist event, you should rely on police, fire and other officials for instructions. However, you can prepare in much the same way you would prepare for other crisis events.
2. A terrorist attack may cause city services to be down including running water, power, gas lines and roads. Emergency personnel may be detained. It is important for your family to be self-sustained. A Camp Chef stove will allow you to boil water, cook food, and feed your family as well as those around you.
3. The FEMA suggests storing enough food and water for at least 3 days and ulp to two weeks for emergency situations.
4. It is important in this time of stress to maintain your health through nutritious well-balanced meals.
5. Always use your stove outside because using propane indoors can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, use in a well vented area.