February 7 2008 MEETING MINUTES |
MEMORANDUM FOR: Anchorage AMS Members and Affiliates FROM: Kristine Nelson, Anchorage Chapter President. SUBJECT: Minutes, Anchorage AMS Chapter Meeting, Call Meeting to Order: The meeting was called to order by Kristine Nelson, President, at 11:31am. The meeting was held at the National Weather Service Anchorage Forecast Office on Sand Lake Road. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Absent. AMS ANC Chapter last report shows funds are currently at $2,342.50 This amount included $450.00 for the local scholarship. Old/New Business:
Guest Speaker: Heather comes before our group to discuss Disaster Preparation. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Aviation and a Master’s in Aeronautical Science from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, as well as a PhD in Aeronautics from Stanford. Her expertise in Aviation extends to the mechanical side of the industry as well, holding an FAA airframe and powerplant mechanic certificate, along with special ratings for 747 100s, 747SP’s, and the 777. These specialties often lead her to helping with accident investigations with the National Transportation Safety Board. Currently, she is the Office Safety Coordinator for HDR. Heather asks some tough questions, like is the Weather Service itself prepared should a disaster occur. Can employees make it for a day, or three relying on themselves? Often when a natural disaster occurs, you may have to live out of your car for up to 3 days. Employees should know how to evacuate their building safely, and practice doing it! She will assist members in putting together a 3-day kit to help deal with a lack of food and water in the event of an emergency. The 4 big things to address are HEAT-SLEEP-FOOD-WATER. A well thought-out plan is needed. For example, can you help those with special needs in your workplace? What about your pets, are they provided for? Many times pets are not allowed in local shelters. Heather recommends packing a 5 Gallon drum of food and other necessities for each pet. Communications radios are also a must in a disaster. Power may be out and phone lines and towers down. Ham radios are sometimes the only communication network during large disasters. Following Heather’s talk, we assembled Disaster Cans with enough food and emergency supplies for 72 hours. Some of us struggled with the task of fitting all those food items into such a small can. The trick is working small items into the nooks and crannies around the bottom of the can. Also, following the instructions really helped too. It is amazing how much food you can get into a one gallon paint can.
We all scramble to find all the necessary items for our survival cans!
Our President, Kristine Nelson, with her finished survival can! Here is what is packed in to this tiny can: 2 Granola bars1 Oatmeal packets Tang 2 Peanut bags 5 Bandages 1 pack of gum 3 Hot chocolate packets 4 Fruit Rollups 2 Dried instant Soup Mix 1 pen 1 applesauce cups 1 plastic spoon 1 Plastic knife 1 small can opener 1 Foam cup 2 small candles 1 lifesaver roll or breathsavers 2 ziploc plastic bags 1 raisin box 1 fruit cup 1 can vienna sausage 1 can tuna 1 large trash bag 2 safety pins 1 spool of thread 3 Pieces of paper 1 needle 2 mayo packets 5 Beef Jerky 1 book of matches 2 peanut butter crackers 1 oxygen packets ( to absorb moisture) 3 packets of saltines disposable gloves (first aid kit) cotten balls and vasaline (fire starter) A few salmon jerky fruit snack packets Click here for instructions and a diagram on how to build your own 72-hour emergency relief can! At the same time as Heather’s talk, the Anchorage AMS hosted a Beans Café Charity Bean-A-Fit where Beans Café brings soup and corn bread to your location to raise money for their charity. The soup was scrumptious and many chapter members mentioned that they would like to have Beans Café cater all of the meetings.
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