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SCENARIO TO CONSIDER: DAM FAILURE & FLOOD ZONES

    I’m sure many of us have looked up at the Castaic Lake Dam and wondered what would happen if it failed. Could an earthquake take it out? Could age, wear, and tear or poor engineering eventually cause it to fail? Could flooding overwhelm it like the Oroville Dam in 2017? The answer is sadly "yes," to all of the above. It can fail. Anything is possible. We should just expect it to and get ready for it. The next question is: where would the water go? This link will send you to the California Department of Water Resource's approved inundation maps if the dam were to fail:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jp2sQJvvSi6HtEc-jl1zGwc-2a4MTdT/view?usp=sharing Take your time to look at the map and become familiar with it. My first thought when looking at these maps was relief because my home wasn’t in the flood zone but then I realized that almost every possible evacuation route is in the flood path. I would expect the freeway to be heavily damaged from the failure of
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Recommended General Conference Messages about Preparedness

  There Was Bread   By Bishop W. Christopher Waddell First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric October 2020 "As we seek to become temporally prepared, we can face the trials of life with increased confidence." Link to talk:  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/25waddell?lang=eng     We Will Prove Them Herewith ( Abraham 3:25 )   By Elder David A. Bednar Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 2020 "Now is the time to prepare and prove ourselves willing and able to do all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall command us." Link to talk: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/12bednar?lang=eng     Embrace the Future with Faith   By President Russell M. Nelson President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints October 2020 "The future will be glorious for those who are prepared and who continue to prepare to be instruments in the Lor

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Check this page often as we will continue to add to it. 7/15/21 Notes & Suggestions: 1. New email address for Sylmar Home Storage Center is:  wel-hsc-sylmar@churchofjesuschrist.org 2. To get on Debbie Kent's email list, email avfoodstorage@gmail.com with your name, city, and state that you are from. Ask to be added to her email list in order to get updates about her amazing virtual classes that she often holds monthly. Seriously, her wealth of knowledge and the time she takes to prepare and share is an amazing resource for us to have free access to.  3. Inflation, rising food prices, drought conditions, shockingly high gas prices, supply shortages, and supply chain disruptions are hard to miss these days. If you haven't noticed, it means you need to pay closer attention. Please take action to adapt your lifestyle to be able to handle current and future conditions as we continue to face repercussions from the pandemic and other unfortunate things going on around the world th

Recommended Links:

Check this post often as it will continually be updated with new recommendations.  The links are just to help you get started with figuring out what a product is and where to maybe find it. The links may not always be the cheapest option so it's good to shop around online.  Keep in mind that if you invest time in watching for good deals, you can often find products on sale, especially around holidays. However, follow your feelings because if you procrastinate too long, you might find yourself having regrets later on if something happens and certain things become unavailable or overpriced due to increased demand.  Sign up for Sylmar Home Storage email list by emailing sylmarhsc@gmail.com General Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness websites: https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng https://www.sosproducts.com/ https://rainydayfoods.com/ https://pleasanthillgrain.com/?_vsrefdom=gpbr&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Branded&utm_term=www.p

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