A new Emergency Preparedness project was started this 4-H year with our county Emergency Manager, Tony Buthman. In this project, members explored emergency preparedness techniques and safety rules in various types of emergency situations or natural disasters.
At each meeting, the members focused on a new skill set that would be helpful in an emergency. By the end of the 9-month long project, members have assembled a “just in case bag” full of various types of supplies and tools. Topics covered during the course of the project were: 3’s of survival, family communication plan, first aid and CPR, shelter building, ropes and knots, fire building using various types of tinder, purifying water, map reading, communication systems, making survival bracelets, and quick and prepared foods.
This is an excerpt from the University of Idaho Extension Washington County Summer 2020 Newsletter. If you are interesting in receiving our 
