Oil Spill update

8. May 2010 by admin.

HAZMAT SAFETY COURSE:  HAZMAT classes are no longer being made available to the general publlic, anyone wanting to take the class must be under contract to begin employment.  We will keep you up to date should new classes be made available for this area again.

HURRICANE SEASON: PRE CLEAN TEAMS NEEDED FOR STAND-BY: - Hurricanes to Florida are as earthquakes are to California; its just goes with the territory. But with an oil spill that so far covers 1/3 of the Gulf of Mexico even a tropical wave could devistate our shores. While no it wont rain oil on your rooftop, it will disperse the oil to all of Florida’s coasts. Like a spinning top dipped in water the oil will be (spun out)pushed in every direction and with the storm surge bird and turtle nesting areas will be destroyed. So what does one do to help?

SIGN UP FOR ON CALL LOCAL CLEANUPS: MMBG along with Keep Pinellas Beautiful is on standby for a preclean orders should the oil start moving towards out shore (right now its 136miles offshore of Tampa, southerly winds has kept if from reaching the keys so far); having said that it will take a storm to bring to our shore, which will change out we are deployed for precleaning of our shores. Its kinda like playing routlette, no telling well the ball is going to drop so we need everyone to sign up for pre clean teams, to assure we have enought people who will be able to respond.

DONATE: We have received donated supplies from all over the country and we’ve been able to deliver these vitally needed supplies Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores Florida, Gulf Shores Zoo in Alabama and 2 truck loads of supplies to the Tri-State Rehabilitation Responce Facility in Pensacola. We also keep supplies on standby for local  needs. After spending some time up in the panhandle working in the bird facility, our donation needs list has been updated to request items that are scares &/or is used in vast amounts.   

UPDATED LIST OF NEEDED SUPPLIES: 

CASH SHEETS (preferably white)

NITRILE GLOVES (Can be found at hardware stores and drug stores-Blue in color)

BOTTLED WATER (preferably those with the sipper tops so they can open them with teeth, so they don’t handle the cap with their hands, especially if hands are covered with oil)

PAPER FOOTIES (placed over shoes like they do in hospitals)

MESH BAGS - 50# ONION BAGS AND 50# POTATO SACKS (NO BURLAP)  *Check restaurants to see if they get their onions and potatoes in these types of bags and ask them to save them. also another possibility:  write to farms that grow and ship their product or do a search to see who actually makes the bags and ask for a donation.LARGE NYLON LAUNDRY BAGSFOAM POOL NOODLES AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT FLOATS LIKE BUOYS, OLD LIFE JACKETS [CAN BE CUT UP AND PIECES USED], BOOGIE BOARDS, ANY KIND OF FOAM OR STYROFOAM FLOATS. ETCGATORADE, POWERADE, OR SIMILAR PRODUCT-. LIQUID OR POWDERED FORMLARGE HEAVY DUTY TRASH BAGS (NOT THE INDOOR SEMI-TRANSPARENT TYPE THAT HOTELS USE, THOSE ARE TOO THIN AND BREAK EASILY)MEDIUM AND LARGE PET CARRIERS/SKY KENNELSSQUARE WICKER PICNIC BASKET W/SINGLE LID (will be used to collect unhatched eggs or new hatchlings that would get damaged or hurt in the kennels)  SURGICAL/FIRST AID SUPLY NEEDS FOR WILDLIFE FACILITY

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