TGO FIREWISE INFORMATION RESIDENTS REDUCING WILDFIRE RISKS
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Remember, you must have written permission to remove any living shrubs or trees beyond your property line. Contact CSA if you have questions about removal and consult the Architectural Review Board before making landscape changes.
THE “BUG-OUT” BAG REVISITED
by Ed Brown
If you have to leave your home (or bug-out) in TGO because of a weather disaster (impending Hurricane, a Tornado or a Flood, even a Hazmat Spill, or a Wildland Fire), the essential items you want to have with you could be carried in a paper bag or in a cardboard box. Neither packing option would be comfortable to carry about, or be dry in a rain storm, or be practical. Think Backpack(s)! (Check outdoor equipment sales, or surplus military gear, or local stores or on-line). If your evacuation vehicle runs out of fuel or just dies, you might be hoofing it. Check the backpack for comfort as best you can. Some store-bought items to consider adding to your backpack are the following: 1. Parachute cord for multipurpose rigging 2. Notebook and pen 3. Compass for navigating 4. Flashlight for night use and signaling 5. Dry tinder, butane lighter and matches for fire starting 6. Pot for cooking and boiling water The Florida Atlas & Gazetteer by 7. Prescription medications and medical information, doctors names and phone numbers DeLorme is more than a book, it is a valuable reference guide 8. Bottled water and emergency food. Stores may not be open. You will get hungry! to Florida’s landscape that 9. Never have less than a half tank of fuel for your vehicle includes streets, backroads, 10. Pack a change of clothes, a serviceable knife or mult- tool and toilet paper water sources and attractions. A valuable evacuation tool. 11. Wear sturdy shoes. Take a jacket, towels, work gloves and a hat. Available online or at 12. Your cell phone and charger, cash money, and essential phone numbers major book stores. 13. Family contact information (keep them informed) 14. Personal protection equipment of choice 15. A copy of Florida Atlas and Gazetteer by DeLorme, available in book stores
This is a “recommended” list. Add to it, Improve it, Update it and Make it your own! There may be things on this list that you don’t know anything about. What a wonderful and practical opportunity to learn! As you can now appreciate, this is not a last minute, throw- it- together effort! Your Survival Needs To Be A Mindset!
Firewise Committee - Contact Information Tim Graham Chairman Donald Payne Ed Brown Mike Lavery
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561-262-8833 407-222-0583 321-383-8253 585-472-1538
Ron Peoples Betty Salter Ed Olefirowicz Karri Olefirowicz
407-509-0486 321-223-8073 919-360-3174 919-265-4315
Christopher Miller O.M. Butch Jones Albert McGuire Sharon Maloney
407-375-8310 804-514-4458 810 338 5646 770-294-6362
