You will need supplies to help you survive the 72 hours until first responders can reach you to help after a disaster.  It might be even longer before help arrives, so the better prepared you are, the better off you will be.  If you have already taken a Disaster Preparedness class, you are much better informed than most people.  However, many people who take a class do not take the next step and gather supplies at home, in their car, and at work.  It doesn't do much good to know what you need if you don't have it ready when a disaster strikes.

That's why we are holding this Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Conference.  We want to help you take the next step after the class training:  get supplies together.  You may have already noticed that we are offering a 72-Hour Emergency Kit.  It has the basic necessities, but you will need to add to those basics the items for which your family has any special needs, such as extra medicines or glasses, special tools, bags or rope, etc... the list is too long to spell out here.

Vendors at DEPC will be there to teach you what you might need to add to the basics, and to offer to sell many of them to you.  In addition to 'things' which you may need, there are also subjects in which you may need extra training such as first aid, fire suppression, etc.  Organizations in our area which can help or train you in such needs will also be at DEPC.  Listed below are the organizations and vendors scheduled to participate at DEPC:

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Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH)                                          SPONSOR	408.267.6460 (Branham Lane store)	www.osh.com
San Jose City Council District 10 Office                           SPONSOR	408.277.4000	sanjoseca.gov/district10
San Jose Office of Emergency Services (OES)                 SPONSOR	408.277.4595	www.sanjoseca.gov/emergencyServices
American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter	408.577.1000	www.siliconvalley-redcross.org
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection	408.779.2121	www.fire.ca.gov
Girl Scouts of Northern California	408.287.4170	girlscoutsnorcal.org
iPrepare	1.877.874.8492	www.iPrepare.com
Katy the Safety Lady	209.201.7685	Email: katymeister@inbox.com
Old School Rock-n-Roll Band	408.515.8242	www.oldschoolrocknroll.com
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)	1.800.743.5000	www.pge.com
Ready America		www.ready.gov
San Jose Animal Care and Services	408.578.7297	www.sanjoseanimals.com
San Jose Fire Department	408.277.4444	www.sjfd.org
San Jose Housing Department	408.793.5520	www.sjhousing.org
San Jose Parks and Recreation (PRNS)	408.277.2757	www.sjparks.org
San Jose Parks and Recreation/Anti-Graffiti	408.277.3208	www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/antiGRAFFITIprogram/antiGraffitiINDEX.asp
San Jose Parks and Recreation/Anti-Litter	408.277.3208	www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/antiLITTERprogram/litterindex.asp
San Jose Police Department	408.277.8900	www.sjpd.org
San Jose Police Department Crime Prevention	408.277.8900	www.sjpd.org/BFO/Community/Crimeprev
San Jose Police Department Neighborhood Watch	408.277.8900	www.sjpd.org/BFO/Community/Crimeprev/neighborhoodwatch.html
San Jose Police Department Mounted Patrol	408.277.8900	www.sjpd.org/BFO/SpecialOps
San Jose RACES   (Radio Amateur         Civil Emergency Service)	408.277.2942	www.sjraces.org
San Jose Strong Neighborhood Initiative	408.535.8500	www.strongneighborhoods.org
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department	1.800.211.2220	www.sccsheriff.org
Santa Clara Valley Water District	408.265.2600	www.valleywater.org
Simpler Life Emergency Provisions	1.800.266.7737	simplerlife.com
United Nations International Strategy       for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	507.317.1124	www.unisdr.org