By MARIE NESMITH
With Severe Weather Preparedness Week kicking off Monday, officials with Cartersville Fire Department and Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services are underscoring the need for area residents to be proactive.
“It is extremely important to stay prepared for severe weather at all times,” BCFES Fire Chief/EMA Director Dwayne Jamison said. “The recent severe storms and tornado warnings in our area on Monday night and the fact that we had a tornado touch down in Adairsville a few years ago in the winter are all examples of why it is important to stay prepared and have a plan.
“Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services Emergency Management Division will be updating our Facebook page each day the week of Feb. 1 with a different preparedness message each day. Our public safety education coordinator will be assisting with getting the word out to the public as well. Our Fire Safety House has the ability to educate about severe weather also in addition to fire safety.”
As in past years, Severe Weather Preparedness Week will address a different topic each day — Feb. 1, Family Preparedness/NOAA Weather Radio Day; Feb. 2, Thunderstorm Safety; Feb. 3, Tornado Safety; Feb. 4, Lightning Safety; and Feb. 5, Flood Safety.
“Cartersville Fire Department feels it is important to be prepared for all types of emergencies, not just fire or medical emergencies,” CFD Fire Marshal Mark Hathaway said. “Cartersville and Bartow County typically experience some severe storms during this time of year and into the spring so this is a great time, Severe Weather Preparedness Week, to offer some helpful tips and ideas on how to be more prepared for these types of emergencies.
“Cartersville Fire Department will be supporting Severe Weather Preparedness Week by promoting a different weather emergency topic and how to prepare for it each day during the week of Feb. 1-5, 2021.”
On Wednesday, BCFES’ Emergency Management Division will test the outdoor warning sirens in conjunction with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency’s statewide PrepareAthon! tornado drill. Instead of the normal time, the county’s sirens will sound at 9 a.m.
“The most important thing is to have a plan for whatever disaster or emergency you may face and be prepared,” Jamison said. “Have a disaster kit with food, medications and supplies to last for at least 72 hours minimum. I would suggest enough for a week if you live in a more remote area. Have a way to alert yourself and your family to severe weather at home and at night.
“We have repeatedly warned everyone not to rely on the outdoor warning sirens to alert them inside at night as they are not designed for that. Beginning this year, BCFES will be giving away weather alert radios as well as smoke alarms.”
For those needing a weather alert radio, requests can be made by contacting the BCFES Emergency Management Division at 770-387-5089.
“We strongly recommend that everyone goes to the county website at www.bartowga.org to sign up for our mass notification system Everbridge,” Jamison said. “You can choose which alerts to sign up for and how you wish to receive those notifications.
“You do not have to have a smartphone to get the notifications. They can be sent to a landline, text, email or cell number. It is extremely important to be weather aware. Knowing ahead of time of severe weather can help you put your plan into motion ahead of time and possibly save your life.”
In spreading the word about being proactive for emergency situations, Jamison also is sharing his firsthand knowledge about being prepared for any situation.
“Being in a family with a long line of public safety employees, we have always had plans in place and emergency supplies on hand,” he said.
These types of supplies “came in handy” throughout the years, especially during the 1993 blizzard, when they were without power for around a week.
“My parents cooked meals each day for the fire and EMS crews at station 10 in Adairsville,” Jamison said. “Those of us that could make it there were at the station for several days in a row until additional personnel could get there.
“Luckily my parents lived next door to the station at the time when it was located on Joe Frank Harris Parkway. Several times since then my family has used our emergency food supplies when the power has been out due to severe weather or winter storms.”
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