[StBernard] Preparations for Returning to St. Bernard Parish

[Westley Annis]

September 14, 2005; 8:00 AM CST

*Preparation to Return:*

When preparing to return to St. Bernard, the following personal 
precautions are recommended:

1. Tetanus inoculation or booster,

2. Hepatitis A inoculation or booster,

3. Hepatitis B inoculation or booster,

4. Wear coveralls – preferably disposable to be thrown away when exiting 
St. Bernard,

5. Wear gloves – thick rubber,

6. Wear boots, and

7. Wear a respirator – to protect from air-borne contaminants

In addition, it is strongly recommended that you exit St. Bernard before 
nightfall. Electrical power, water, and sanitation have not been 
restored in St. Bernard. Moreover, presently there is no gasoline, food, 
water or building material available. Thus, please plan accordingly. You 
should be totally self-sufficient with generators, tools, etc. to enable 
you to accomplish your planned tasks and *sufficient gasoline* to exit 
St. Bernard when you are finished.

Because St. Bernard Parish Government does not have sufficient life 
sustaining supplies to support the general public, we encourage you to 
make arrangements to sleep outside of St. Bernard Parish.

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