Arrrr ye ready for an adventure, matey? Pirates are about to drop anchor in the Pit for the TARRR Heel Preparedness Festival! Anyone can get caught off-guard in a critical situation, but the key to tackling any emergency is all about being prepared.
Forget the treasure! Do you have an emergency kit equipped for short-term survival? Have you created an emergency plan with your roommates? Are you familiar with basic first aid procedures and fire extinguishing techniques?
Learn how to prepare yourself and your crew for unforeseen emergencies at the TARRR Heel Preparedness Festival taking place in the Pit on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Campus departments, student groups, local partners and pirates will be on-site to provide information and resources on emergency preparedness for the Carolina community.
Participants will have an opportunity to engage in hands-on demonstrations, including proper use of a fire extinguisher, CPR techniques and learning the basics of bleeding control through the Stop the Bleed program.
Emergency Preparedness Festival Exhibitors
- Carolina Ready
- UNC Police
- EHS Fire Safety and Emergency Response
- Carolina Dining Services
- Off-Campus Student Life
- Transportation and Parking
- Human Resources and Equal Opportunity and Compliance
- Mental Health First Aid (School of Social Work)
- Carolina Blood Drive
- Campus EMS
- Association for Carolina Emergency Response and Injury Prevention (ACERIP)
- Chapel Hill Emergency Management
- Orange County Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services
- Orange County Sheriff’s Office
- Orange County Animal Services
- South Orange Rescue Squad
- Chapel Hill Fire Department
- Chapel Hill Police Department
- North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
- North Carolina Emergency Management
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol
- North Carolina Department of Insurance
- North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal
- National Weather Service
Demonstrations
- Watch the effectiveness of sprinklers as we set fire to the sprinkler trailer (NC Office of the State Fire Marshal)
- Learn how to cook gourmet with your emergency food supply and about food safety (Carolina Dining Services)
- Get behind the wheel of the DWI and distracted driving simulator (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
- Learn how to properly use a fire extinguisher on a real fire (UNC-Chapel Hill Environment, Health and Safety: Fire Safety)
- Walk the plank with a field sobriety test demonstration (Chapel Hill Police)
- Try the impaired goggles demonstration and learn what should be in your vehicle emergency kit (NC State Highway Patrol)
- Watch and learn about water and technical rescue demonstrations (South Orange Rescue Squad)
- And other demonstrations to include: CPR, compression-only CPR, AED demonstration, Stop the Bleed wound packing, and more!
Special Thanks
We would like to give special thanks to the partners that helped make the TARRRR Heel Preparedness Festival possible!
- Carolina Dining Services
- Carolina Union Event Services
- Chick-fil-A – Carraway Village
- Dunkin’ – Chapel Hill (E. Franklin St.)
- Lowe’s Home Improvement – Chapel Hill
- Pepsi
- Piedmont Plastics
- Starr Productions
- UNC Athletics
- UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
- UNC Office of the Chancellor
- UNC School of Social Work
- UNC Student Stores
- Underground Printing