Emergency Prep.: ICE phone numbers
Are you having trouble getting started preparing yourself and your family for emergencies? Do these two things to get a jump start.
1. Buy extra water while shopping this week.
Water is the single most important item you need to sustain yourself during an emergency. Dehydration will slow you down and take you out. Plan at least 4 gallons per person for 7 (that is seven) days.
Bring home large gallon containers and flats of individual bottles to store in the garage, trunk of the car and other places around your house, car and office. Our family drinks the bottles in the car and replenishes as needed to keep the water fresh.
You can also fill your own containers with water if you already have some good storage containers.
2. Pull out your Cell Phone RIGHT NOW and enter these Emergency numbers.
If you dial 911 from your cell phone you do not get your local emergency dispatch. It is so important to have your local emergency phone numbers in your cell phone.
* Use ICE as the persons title (In Case of Emergency).
* First name: (town)
* Last name: service (Police, Fire, etc).
I will list the key numbers for Oakland and Piedmont. For other towns and cities the emergency numbers are listed in the front of the phone book or on the home page of your town’s police and fire departments.
Oakland Police Emergency 777-3211
Oakland Police Non-Emergency 777-3333
Oakland Fire Emergency 444-1616
Oakland Fire Non-Emergency 444-3322
Oakland Medical Emergency 238-6957
Piedmont Police (24 hour dispatch) 420-3000
Piedmont Fire 420-3030
