U.S. Civilian Hurricane Rescue Corps, first responders,
Hurricane aftermath pickup-truck bring list,
"One truck with every reporter"

(c) 2005, Mike Barkley

4WD limited-slip pickup with extra fuel tank, 110 v. power converter, and camper shell or flat cover, ready to roll the moment winds drop below hurricane strength (like white blood cells rushing to an infection), funded and manned by volunteers all over the South and East,

• sleeping bag
• mosquito netting, several bundles
• hip boots ?
• towels
• deet, 10 tubes
• bandaids/neosporin, 1 doz. pkgs in ziplock baggies
• work gloves, 20 pr, all sizes
• sunscreen, 5
• sun hats, 5
• hooded ponchos, 5
• cell phone/charger
• satellite phone ?, backup, and backup for that ?
• phone numbers - FEMA, NGOs, state/local emergency, rescue, etc.
• toilet paper, 5 rolls
• fix-a-flat, 8
• jerry cans w/gas, 3
• flashlights/batteries, 4-5
• 12v/rechargeable hi power spot lite
• lantern/work lites
• extension cords, heavy duty, 200' total
• candles, carton of large-base long burning
• matches, box of books
• maps
• Corps business cards ?
• cash
  
  
• ice chest with ice/ice packs
• peanut butter, jelly, loaves of bread
• jerky, power bars, cartons
• water, Q, G, 2G containers, lots of it
• water purification tablets, carton
• paper towels
• sanitizing wipes, carton
  
  
• tarps, 4 or 5
• roofing & 8d & 10d nails
  
  
• chain saw, fuel, extra chain, links, chain oil, sharpener
• pruning saws, 3
• lopping shears, 3
• axe, whetstone
• tow strap
• push brooms, 4
• grain shovel
• garden rakes, 6
• flat shovels, 4
• spades, 1 regular, 1 floral
• floor squeegee, curved
• sponge mop
• small wide buckets, 3
• large, tough garbage bags, 2 large rolls
• plastic grocery bags, bundle
• storage boxes, flat, 2 bundles
• N-95 NIOSH approved masks ?, carton
• dolly/hand truck ?
  
  
• hammers, 3
• flatbars, 2
• crowbars, 2
• long bar
• hand saws, 2
  
  
• laptop w/cellular web access?

Do NOT send me money. I am not a charity and cannot accept funding.

As you may have noticed from watching the news on Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes, there are two sets of first responders, usually days ahead of FEMA and the Red Cross - reporters seem to be on site many days ahead of the government, and when they are there they report that their way is often led by individual citizen volunteers with chain saws, etc., clearing the roads and bringing in supplies to give away. We've seen ample proof with Katrina, reinforcing the impression from previous hurricanes, that the government and large NGOs cannot be relied upon to act quickly. It is appropriate to encourage these citizen responders to come prepared and to urge reporters to link up with them, both to improve the first response and to take the weight of requests for relief off the reporters. The goal of this site is to furnish a checklist for citizen responders to help them come prepared. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Return to Sentinel Home.

--Mike Barkley, 161 N. Sheridan Ave. #1, Manteca, CA 95336 (H) 209/823-4817
mjbarkl@inreach.com
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