No matter where you live a disaster can strike. Many places have constant threats of a
disaster, others have possible threats of a disaster. Either way being prepared will help
everyone! Only 50% of disasters trigger
government help, that means that 50% of the time we are completely on our
own. Not to mention that even if the
disaster warrants government help, it could still take several days for them to
get to you! If you are prepared you will
not only be able to survive, but do it with a Peace Of Mind.
The most important thing you can do, even before getting
prepared, is to know what you need to prepare for. What disasters, natural or man made, will
affect you in your area? Could you have
an earthquake, tornado, hurricane, blizzard, freezing temperatures, or even
war? When you know what could happen it
makes it easier to prepare for the disaster.
One thing that all organizations advise each family to have
is a 72 hour kit also known as a Bug Out Bag (BOB) for each member of their
family. Having this type of bag for each
member of your family will save your lives if help can't get to you for
days. Even if you are staying in your
home during the emergency you will have all your basic emergency supplies, water
and food for at least three days in one place.
Being prepared is having knowledge of what could affect you
and what you need to protect yourself and your family during it. It is also listening to officials and staying
or going when they say. If you are
advised to evacuate, evacuate. People
who choose not to prepare and hope that others will save them will suffer
greatly when the time comes so BE PREPARED!!!
In preparing for any disaster there are several categories
to prepare in. I call them the Top
10. The Top Ten categories to have on
hand are water, food, security, communication, transportation/evacuation, heat,
light, medical/sanitation, shelter and financial. These are all things you need to think about
when getting prepared. Along with having
an emergency plan in place for any situation.
Always go by the Rule Of Three when you are preparing for an
emergency. Have your main item, a backup
for that item and a backup for the backup, Rule Of Three. An example is you have electricity for your
home, in case the power goes out you have a flashlight, in case the flashlight
runs out of batteries you have a candle with matches. Thus you have your three sources of
light. In all categories of the Top Ten you
should have the Rule of Three!
Each week I will discuss a different topic to help all of us
be more prepared. If we all help each
other, share ideas and knowledge we will all be able to survive whatever comes
our way!
*Brittney Anger * Peace Of Mind Kits*
