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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (29)	8/7/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Jeff Mizer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 662

Red Cross preparing for worst- Keep in mind folks they want you able to fend for yourself for 3 days until they set up shelters- I am beginning to think it is more than a possibility. When will the herd wake up ? Ever ? Red Cross Calls for Emergency Shelters in Every Community, With Generators Link: worldnetdaily.com. Comment: Bought your generator? FEMA just bought 1,000. They will be needed at community shelters. This is from WORLDNETDAILY (Aug. 5). * * * * * * * * * * * The American Red Cross has established Y2K emergency disaster plans which include providing shelters in virtually every community in the country. They advise families and individuals to plan on being self-sufficient for at least 72-hours when the new year arrives. There are over 1,300 local Red Cross chapters throughout the United States with over 1.3 million volunteers ready to go into action to provide mass care services in the event of any disaster, including problems caused by the Y2K computer bug. Michael Logan, senior planner for American Red Cross Disaster Services agreed with FEMA officials who recently expressed concern that Y2K may result in multiple problems which will strain the limited resources available to deal with them. . . . "We sometimes overestimate the capability of state and local governments to respond to the needs. What a lot of the federal community's trying to look at is like, our local communities respond just like our chapters do every single day. Police and fire respond every single hour of every single day. The states aren't familiar with dealing with multiple events in their jurisdictions at the same time," he explained of his concerns. . . . The Red Cross is part of a network of 25 federal agencies working under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare for potential disasters throughout the country if the Y2K millennium bug causes problems. The primary role of the Red Cross is to establish and operate shelters for large numbers of people who may be forced out of their homes when the new year dawns. . . . Local Red Cross chapters have been actively updating their lists of potential shelter locations to be ready for the Y2K threat. The most desired shelters are large schools with shower and kitchen facilities. If schools are not available, churches become the next best location, according to Logan. Because the greatest threat of the Y2K bug is the potential loss of electric power, the Red Cross is now looking for shelter locations that are already equipped with emergency power generators. Such locations are hard to find, and FEMA has ordered 1,000 generators to be sent to locations all over the country in advance of the new year -- just in case. . . . The national office of the Red Cross is Y2K compliant, has backup generators, as well as satellite telephones for use if Y2K causes a loss of telephone service. If a disaster is declared by local or national government officials, it will take several days to establish shelters for mass care of people. Local fire and police officers will most likely go door to door in affected areas to let people know of the availability of shelters. Once people arrive at the shelters the work of the Red Cross will really begin. All those people will need to eat. . . . After local resources are used, long-term supplies will be brought in if people remain in shelters for longer periods. "Our chapters have got resources. They've got warehouses. The ones in New York State have got warehouses of resources that they can employ for response to a winter storm and power outages. The folks down south have got different storages based on their risks. That's the first line of response, the resources the chapter already has available. . . . "Without trying to lessen the potential impact of the event or trying to oversimplify it, for our organization it's business as usual. The 1,300 chapters that we have across the country that cover every square inch of the nation and its territories stand ready at any moment to respond to any disaster event that would occur in their community. That's what we're preparing for, whatever the impact of a Y2K event. We're preparing for the shelter. The mass care. Whether it's from a driver who runs into a power pole and puts his community without power or it's a computer glitch that puts them without power. The end result is our job," declared Logan. . . .

To: John Mansfield who wrote (29)	8/7/1999 3:29:00 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 662

That was a fascinating story, and you told it well. Thanks for that bird's eye view of Pinatubo. Karen