– “Are You Prepared,” booklet mailing delayed, Stutsman

Jamestown (CSi) The postal distribution of the newly revised “Are You Prepared” booklets
that was expected to occur late last week was delayed due to a number of
production and distribution issues. Some of the booklets in the initial
print order were of poor quality and had to be reprinted. The reprinting
process added several days to the distribution time line.

It’s now anticipated that the majority of the booklet distribution will
occur Friday and Saturday after the Thanksgiving holiday. The 6″ X 9″
booklet will be mailed in an envelope with the return address of the
Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). We ask everyone
to look at the return address before possibly discarding a very important
resource.

The revised “Are You Prepared” booklet is a project developed by the
Stutsman County LEPC and replaces the original booklet, with the
candy-striped cover page, distributed in 2007. The primary purpose of the
booklet is to provide Stutsman County residents information regarding
actions that can be taken to save lives, reduce injury and protect property
in the event of an emergency or disaster.

If for some reason, an individual or business does not receive a copy of the
booklet in the mail, hard copies will be available at the Stutsman County
Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District offices. In
addition, on-line versions are available on the Stutsman County Emergency
Management and Central Valley Health District websites.

The “Are You Prepared” booklet project was paid for with a Homeland Security
Planning grant.

Previously…

Jamestown (CSi) The newly revised “Are You Prepared” booklets will be distributed late this week of November 16, 2015, to every postal address in Stutsman County.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and member of the Stutsman County Local Energency Planning Committee, Jerry Bergquist said, the 6″ X 9″ booklet will be mailed in an envelope with the return address of the Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). We ask everyone to look at the return address and not discard this very important resource.

The revised “Are You Prepared” booklet is a project developed by the Stutsman County LEPC and replaces the original 2007 booklet with the candy-striped cover page. The new booklet has been expanded from 24 to 32 pages and has been printed on heavier stock paper. The primary purpose of the booklet is to provide Stutsman County citizens information regarding actions that can be taken to save lives, reduce injury and protect property in the event of an emergency or disaster.

He pointed out that a lot has changed since the first booklet was first published eight years ago, all of the information was updated and reorganized to make the booklet easier to read. The Information Resources section was expanded and additional subject material was added to include disaster preparedness for people with disabilities, tech ready tips, calling 9-1-1, heart attack and stroke, and the national “If you see something, say something” campaign.

Bergquiest added, if for some reason, an individual or business does not receive a copy of the booklet in the postal mail, hard copies will be available at the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District offices. They will also be available at other locations at a later date. In addition, on-line versions will be available on the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District websites.

The “Are You Prepared” booklet project was paid for with a Homeland Security planning grant.

Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) sponsored the project
The project replaces the “Are You Prepared” Booklet with the candy-striped cover originally published in 2007 (8 years ago)
A Committee was formed to revise the booklet. Committee members included Jerry Bergquist and Sarah Van De Velde (Stutsman County Emergency Management), Tami Dillman and Frank Balak (Central Valley Health District) and Beth Dewald (Freedom Resource Center)
Jerry Bergquist, Tami Dillman and Beth Dewald were members of the committee that produced the original 2007 booklet
Revised booklets will be postal mailed to every mailing address in Stutsman County
Booklet mailing should occur late in the week (November 20-21)
6″ X 9″ booklet will be mailed in an envelope with the return address of the Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee
We ask everyone to look at the return address before possible discarding a very important resource
The new booklet has been expanded from 26 pages to 32 pages and has been printed on a heavier stock paper
The primary purpose of the booklet is to provide Stutsman County citizens information regarding actions that can be taken to save lives, reduce injury and protect property in the event of an emergency or disaster.
The information in the booklet is specific to Stutsman County residents
All of the information has been updated and reorganized to make the booklet easier to read.
The Information Resources section was expanded and additional subject material was added to include disaster preparedness for people with disabilities, tech ready tips, calling 9-1-1, heart attack and stroke, and the national “If you see something, say something” campaign
The booklet was developed to be kept as a reference/keep it with your phone book
If for some reason and individual or business doesn’t receive a copy of the booklet in the postal mail, hard copies will be available at the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District offices
Booklets will be available at additional locations at a later date
On-line versions will also be available at the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District websites
The total project cost approximately $12,000 and was paid for with a Homeland Security Planning Grant
15,000 booklets were printed with approximately 10,800 postal mailed. Booklets will also be given to area agencies for additional distribution to the public.