Being well equipped for winter driving conditions is one of the many things students should keep in mind as the weather changes.
In the Canadian Red Cross emergency preparedness guide, it recommends you be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for an extended period of time.
If a disaster happens in your community, it may take emergency workers some time to get to you.
“You should plan for what emergencies there might be and plan for every situation. You should keep water on hand. You need a 72-hour kit and enough gas in your car and put away a little extra money,” says Debra Pitcher with LDS family services.
Gini Holobo, a recent graduate from Vauxhall, says when thinking of the fire in Fort McMurray, she wonders if more could have been done to safely get out of the situation.
“It is important to be prepared all the time I think because you never know what is going to happen down the road,” says Holoboff.
University student Matt Emery says planning ahead is not something he does very often.
“I don’t like thinking ahead much. It’s hard being a student and finding time just for life and school,” says Emery.
The Red Cross says emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility. Individuals who can nd ways to help them and their family will help to lessen the burden on all levels of government.
