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Understanding Red Cross Guidelines for Treating Water in an Emergency (Part 1)

Glenn Meder · Nov 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Our mission at EmergencyWater101.com is to is to educate the public, first responders, and emergency response leaders about safe drinking water in an emergency.

Safe drinking water is something that we take for granted in daily life, but when our infrastructure fails in a crisis situation such as a hurricane, earthquake, massive blackout, or an act of terror, water can quickly become dangerously contaminated. By providing people with trusted, scientifically sound information about this vital subject, we can give people the means to protect their families.

It all comes down to EDUCATION.

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Our training starts with the Red Cross recommendations, but there is more that you need to know.

Our training starts with the guidelines published by the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the American Water Works Association (AWWA). These guidelines are solid, scientifically-based and practical. We fully support these recommendations.

These guidelines are a good starting point, but it’s important that you know more. You need to understand…Read More >

Boil Notice Alerts. Precautions You Must Take if You Use Filters or RO Systems

Glenn Meder · Jul 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Today I wanted to discuss a particular type of water emergency; a “boil notice” or “boil alert notification”. These notifications happen quite often around the USA (see a recent one here). But there is a very important point that they never tell you. You need to understand what it is.

what is a boil alertFirst, what is a “boil alert notification”? When the water flowing to your tap contains, or is suspected to contain a biological contaminant, such as E. coli, the municipal water company will often (not always) tell you to boil the water before you consume it. Boiling the water will kill biological contaminants.

It’s important to keep in mind that creating an infrastructure that provides us with tap water that is safe from biological contaminants was (and still is) a HUGE step forward for public safety. And it’s something that we all completely take for granted.

Sometimes however, something goes wrong and Read More >

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