An average of 10,000 earthquakes strike Southern California each year.
As a club fundraiser, the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Student Organization (I/O PSO) is selling emergency kits this week for those who want to be prepared.
There are two types of kits: Basic and deluxe.
Basic kits are priced at $12, and include six 4.22-ounce pouches of water, one solar blanket, three wet naps, one Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) checklist, a collection of apple cinnamon food rations and one 12-hour light stick. All items included in the kit will be offered in a water-resistant “Survival Kit” nylon bag.
Deluxe kits are priced at $20 and include all items in the basic kit, plus one list of auto emergency instructions, one AM/FM radio with batteries, 50 waterproof matches, one dust mask, one whistle, one 31-piece first-aid kit and one dynamo-ready light instead of the 12-hour light stick.
I/O PSO adviser and professor of psychology David Whitney recommends that students have one of these kits in the trunk of their car or in their home.
“Everybody should be prepared,” Whitney said. “Especially those of us who live in Southern California where earthquakes are a major concern.”
I/O PSO has been at Cal State Long Beach for about three years. Because the club is fairly new to the university, they also plan on raising money for a fund that will help future cohorts in organizing an annual conference trip, according to the club’s president, Jennifer Quigley, a graduate student in the I/O PSO program.
“Students and faculty who buy a kit will be making a sound investment,” Quigley said.
The emergency kits can be pre-ordered in the psychology department office.
Even though there will not be a table selling these kits on campus, those interested in purchasing one can visit the office Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding a lunch period from noon to 1 p.m.
Those who purchase an emergency kit before the deadline can expect to receive their kit by Dec. 21. Quigley and Whitney suggested that one of these kits would make a perfect holiday gift this season.
For more information on earthquake preparedness, Whitney advises visiting the “Putting down roots in earthquake country” website at earthquakecountry.info/roots/index.php.
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