Suffer in Comfort – Winter Home Preparedness by Ken and Cyndi Hoagland – With the advent of beautiful fall weather and looking toward the coming cold winter months, we want to consider some of the Emergency Preparedness needs that are unique to colder climates. Since many of our wonderful friends and neighbors are like us, and …

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The City of Draper official website has an excellent page of suggestions as of where to start, and suggestions as to what to have in reserve.  You can view that page here:    http://www.draper.ut.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={4C523EBB-837A-47F4-BD16-5083BAB57AE3}

Why Emergency Preparedness? Utah, especially Draper Utah, is a wonderful place to live.  Unfortunately, we also live in an area that is subject to several types of natural disasters. Fire: each summer residents hope that they won’t see that tell-tale dark smoke in the sky, and yet each summer fires happen.  Some are minor, and …

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Upcoming CERT Training Draper City, in cooperation with Unified Fire Authority, announces an upcoming CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training course. Classes will begin April 16 and run through May 21 They will be held on Wednesday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.   Classes will be held at the Bill Good Marketing Building, located at …

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Fire Danger The danger of fire is always of concern, especially during the hot and dry months of summer.  Whether started by accident, mother nature, or the work of arsonists, the time to prepare is BEFORE another fire starts. Below are several free publications made available by the National Firewise Communities Program and others, for …

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We are building a new website that will hopefully better serve the South Mountain area of Draper, Utah.  Stay tuned for more developments.