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Dear Friends,

More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate across California on Tuesday as ferocious wildfires raged unchecked for a third day, destroying more than 1,000 homes.
 
The wind-driven infernos have so far scorched at least 335,000 acres (1,355 square kilometers) of tinder-try brush, threatening to overwhelm firefighters who are tackling one of the worst wildfire crises in California history. Several thousand firefighters backed up by 316 fire engines, 19 air tankers, 15 bulldozers and eight helicopters battled fires throughout the night. The Pentagon has sent six Air Force and National Guard water-dropping planes to help tackle the blaze while 1,500 National Guard troops are being deployed to help manage evacuations and assist firefighting efforts.

 

One person has died and more than 20 people have been injured in fires that erupted on Sunday and spread quickly across the region, fanned by powerful winds gusting in from the desert. President George W. Bush has declared a state of emergency in California and ordered federal aid to be directed to the fire-stricken region.

 

The fires are the worst to hit California since 2003, when 22 people were killed and 3,000 homes were destroyed. The causes of the different fires raging throughout the state varied, with a fallen power line believed to be the cause of the blaze in Malibu and arson blamed for a fire in Orange County that torched 15,000 acres.

 

"All of us across this nation are concerned for the families who have lost their homes, and the many families who have been evacuated from their homes," Bush said during an address in Washington. "We send our prayers and thoughts with those who've been affected, and we send the help of the federal government, as well."

 

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Fire Safety: When Wildfire Threatens


If you are warned that a wildfire is threatening your area, listen to your battery-operated radio for reports and evacuation information. Follow the instructions of local officials.

 

Back your car into the garage or park it in an open space facing the direction of escape. Shut doors and roll up windows. Leave the key in the ignition. Close garage windows and doors, but leave them unlocked. Disconnect automatic garage door openers. Confine pets to one room. Make plans to care for your pets in case you must evacuate. Arrange temporary housing at a friend or relative's home outside the threatened area.

If advised to evacuate, do so immediately!

Wear protective clothing. If you do not have already a Fire Protective Suit and Mask, wear the following: sturdy shoes, cotton or woolen clothing, long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, gloves, and a handkerchief to protect your face. Take your Disaster Supplies Kit. Lock your home.

Tell someone when you left and where you are going.

Choose a route away from fire hazards. Watch for changes in the speed and direction of fire and smoke. 

If you're sure you have time, take steps to protect your home:

Inside:

  • Close windows, vents, doors, blinds, or noncombustible window coverings and heavy drapes. Remove lightweight curtains.
  • Shut off all utilities if possible, including bottled gas.
  • Open fireplace damper. Close fireplace screens.
  • Move flammable furniture into the center of the home away from windows and sliding glass doors.
  • Turn on a light in each room to increase the visibility of your home in heavy smoke.


Outside:

  • Seal attic and ground vents with precut noncombustible coverings.
  • Turn off propane tanks.
  • Place combustible patio furniture inside.
  • Connect the garden hose to outside taps.
  • Set up a portable gasoline-powered pump.
  • Place lawn sprinklers on the roof and near aboveground fuel tanks. Wetting the roof may help if it is shake-shingled.
  • Wet or remove shrubs within 15 feet of the home.
  • Gather fire tools.
  • Emergency Supplies

When wildfire threatens, you won't have time to shop or search for supplies. Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit with items you may need if advised to evacuate. Store these supplies in sturdy, easy-to-carry containers such as backpacks, duffle bags, or trash containers.

 

 

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It Happened 5 years ago…

October 23-26th 2002: Moscow Theatre Hostage Crisis

 

 

On October 23, 2002 a crowded Moscow theatre was seized by about 40 armed Chechen Special Purpose Islamic Regiment (SPIR) militants who claimed allegiance to the separatist movement in Chechnya. They took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War.

 

After a two-and-a-half day siege, Russian OSNAZ Special Forces pumped Fentanyl gas into the building's ventilation system and raided it. Officially, 39 of the terrorists were killed by Russian Spetsnaz forces, along with at least 129 of the hostages (nine of them foreigners). Some estimates have put the civilian death toll at more than 200, with 204 names on one list.

 

A similar hostage-taking by Chechen extremists occurred in September 2004, during the Beslan school hostage crisis, resulting in the death of more than 300 people.

 

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Today, we live surrounded by safety items and devices; such apparels are becoming part of our everyday urban landscape. Nobody wishes to ever having to use any of those protection products – but to know they are there “just in case”, that should be everyone’s concern.

 

Have a good week,

 

 

The Safer America Team

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