Posted on 07/09/2015 1:31:10 PM PDT by dware
Grand Junction, COLO. The American Red Cross is using pillowcases to help kids prepare for natural disasters. 50 kids in the valley took part in the interactive Pillowcase Project presentation, which taught them how to be ready if a disaster should strike.
Experts say acting fast is key in an emergency situation. Today's life lesson showed students how they can quickly take important items with them and throw it all in a pillowcase.
Red Cross volunteers taught them that they must get out of the house in less than 2 minutes, and to stay low beneath the smoke.
"Touch the door with the back of your hand because the back of your hand is tougher than the front of your hand," said Makara Garrison, one of the students who participated in the presentation.
“We actually practice that in a relay here, where they have 2 minutes. We use the alarm to start it off. They have 2 minutes to get to us and test us with the back of their hand,” said volunteer instructor, Kristina Henry.
The education outreach program targets students in 3rd -5th grade. The goal of the class is to have kids share what they learned with their families. The next free presentation will be Wednesday, July 15th at 9am at Bookcliff Middle School.
If you want to learn more on how your child can attend a presentation, or if you want to become a volunteer for the program, contact the local American Red Cross chapter at: (970) 242-6640.
Am I being too harsh here?
If the house is on fire, I don’t want the kids stopping to pick up anything except for other living creatures. This is practice for something more sinister.
Other living creatures who are human.
I wasn’t in elementary school that long ago. They always told us to leave everything and get out.
This makes me think of school kids hiding under their desks during the cold war if a nuke went off.
If the ceiling is on fire, I agree. But if there is just smoke and you see a pet, grab it on your way out. It makes coming back in later much better when all your pets aren’t dead from smoke inhalation.
They better be dragging my fat behind out.
Hopefully duck and cover is still taught, it is what one should do, whether in school, or in the Army.
If you see the flash, then duck and cover and get ready for flying debris and heat.
I remember back in 60-61-62 they would do the nuke drills and have us get under our desk or out in the hall and stick our heads into our lockers? Should have just let us go outside and watch it should would have been a sight to go out on!
Of course, they’re supposed to wander around in a burning building so they can find a pillow case?
Cut eye holes in one pillowcase, cover head, rob liquor store and use another pillowcase to hold the loot.
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