Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Emergency Procedures

[Courtney Overby (courtneyanna.db]

Yes

I’m by no means any expert. Only chiming in to make a case for multipoint
approaches,

Things like floor or building leader, radio comms, satellite options, back
up power, cell towers /services may be out and phones may lose power
quickly or be lost in the shuffle. Asp medical equipment can lose power so
if people are diabetic that might need extra care and backups ideas
considered ahead of time.



Best,


Courtney A. Overby, MPP

"If your only tool is a hammer, you're apt to go around treating everything
as if it were a nail" -Abraham Maslow

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On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM Stuart Pettygrove via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> Jim,
> We (Washington Commons in West Sacramento CA) have an emergency protocols
> sheet, but it doesn't address a communication system for extreme threats.
> We live in one big building, 4 stories with elevator, so we've thought some
> about "big" emergencies, especially flooding from the Sacramento River or
> an earthquake that requires evacuation. I'd assumed we'd all grab our
> phones before leaving the building and use phone/email/text to communicate.
> Those who are disabled or otherwise unable to use the stairs are to call
> 911 to get the fire department to help them evacuate.
> Our emergency sheet does advise members to sign up for the county emergency
> alert system for severe weather, medical, and other emergency alerts.
> But now that you've brought this up, I can see it deserves more thought,
> e.g. how would we update members who are away traveling and -- hearing the
> latest news of flood, fire, or earthquake would want to know our situation.
> Stu Pettygrove
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM Jim Mendell <jim.mendell [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Our Resilience circle at Bristol Cohousing is developing a plan for how
> the
> > community can best communicate with each other in the event of an extreme
> > threat.
> >
> > Wondering whether other communities have ideas about how to get the word
> > out in the most effective way.
> >
> > Jim
> > --
> > Jim Mendell
> > Bristol Village Cohousing
> > www.bristolcohousing.com
> > 802-734-0798
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