What's Happening in West Sacramento, CA…

The state of California recently marked Flood Preparedness Week, and to help mark the occasion, the City of West Sacramento offered new program for school that helps students learn how to keep themselves safe.

To help the younger children find out, in a way that was fun and nonthreatening, about how to be prepared for a flood, a video game was developed. Animated characters, including a house, flashlight, and notebook, help to deliver the message.

According to one of the third grade students who gave the program a try, it was a lot of fun, and he learned what supplies he should have on hand should flooding occur. A company that produces ad specialties can design and create ones that will further help to deliver the message about how important it is to know what to do should this type of emergency arise. They can include a QR code that links to a website or social media account that gives more information, and also a toll free number to call should they need more information or help.

The city’s flood protection manager, Greg Fabun, said it is extremely important that people know what to do in an emergency situation. He also pointed out that he encourages more people to get their properties insured against this type of event. So far, of the 16,000 properties in the city, only 2,380 have flood insurance.