Emergency Preparedness Tips from Willow Glen Hardware

We live in earthquake country. And we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t work to keep you and your family safe in the event of an earthquake or other disaster. But we are also busy with our jobs and our families, and don’t think about preparing for an emergency, unless it’s Disaster Preparedness Month (October).

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If you are like most of us, you hear about emergency kits and water supplies and contact plans and you think “I should do that”. Then you get busy, and it slips your mind and September is over and you don’t hear much about disaster preparedness until the next September.

We came up with a plan to change that, and to help you prepare for an emergency.

Emergency Preparedness 101

We did our homework, talked to the Red Cross and City and County officials, and read through lots of information about preparedness. This is what we came up with, and we hope that what we’ve learned makes getting prepared easier for you.

It started in October 2007 at our Palo Alto and Half Moon Bay locations. Each month, we feature two or three items that are part of any good emergency preparedness kit. The items are 20% off for the entire month. We also suggest some food items that you should stock up on when you do your grocery shopping. And we try to work in some helpful hints – such as the local emergency radio station, or classes that are being offered in your area – whenever possible.

Our goal is to have you prepared for an emergency in 12 months. We do it in small increments so it’s easier for you. At the end of the 12 months, you’ll be able to say “I’m prepared”.

Our only request: Please start an emergency kit. We created this program for a very selfish reason: We’d like to keep all of our customers safe.