# 25. Portable toilets will be in demand; there will be no place to go, and
if a place is found there will be six photographers there to cover the event.
COMMENT: A very “real” problem. In my years with the American Red
Cross, I’ve seen numerous incidents where toilets overflowed in emergency
shelters...and this was when the water and sewer systems were operating in a
normal manner! Trust me...a plugged toilet in an emergency shelter (or
anywhere else for that matter) is NOT a pretty sight!
Disaster Health Services will have their hands full with the sick and injured,
and all of
us must do all we can to minimize sanitation problems. Report or “flag” all
malfunctioning toilet facilities ASAP!
As far as volunteer workers are concerned, prepare to be “self-sufficient”
in you camper, trailer, or whatever. Oh yes...in your “ready kit” I strongly
urge you to carry a
partial roll of TP in a baggie, and at least one four-roll pack of “TP in your
vehicle.
- editor