October 30, 2007

Marin is Getting Ready

Cruising around the roads of Marin County, it’s very apparent that signs are in every Marin town telling us to “Get Ready.”  From yellow flags flapping from street lights to a 6 x 6 yellow poster displayed at the local firestation, the print on them is simple:  www.getreadymarin.org

Having grown up in San Diego, I have family and friends who were fortunate to be have weathered the armageddon fires of this week and friends who pretty much lost everything.  With the flags and banners of this Get Ready campaign being staked out on every corner of Marin, the message is more relevant than ever. 

The focus of this campaign is to encourage Marin residents to take part in a 2 hour disaster preparedness class, which is modeled after a successful program in Tiburon last year, where over 30% of its residents participated.  The site has a links to classes offered all over Marin cities.  As they are free, it is worth 2 hours to educate yourself on how to get you and your family up to speed on what to do when the world seems to be coming to an end.

The www.getreadymarin.org site also has a couple of great home supply and car supply checklists.  One quick side note - this is one of the first ever county wide campaigns I have seen - and looking at how well all the various fire and safety districts banded together, deserves a round of applause.  Way to go Marin County! With fires still burning in San Diego, let’s all get prepared and hope that by being prepared, we will never need to put this 2 hour workshop to use.