Emergency Preparedness Plan - What is It?

Family Emergency Evacuation Plan - A Must Have

Preparing Your Family for a Emergency - Have a Plan

Does everyone in your household know what to do when a disaster strikes?  Have a family meeting to begin discussing why you need to prepare for a potential disaster scenario.  Explain the dangers of fire, severe weather, civil unrest and earthquakes to children.  Talk about which disasters would be most likely to happen where you live and explain what to do in each situation. Develop and routinely practice your emergency preparedness plan, because in an emergency situation, every minute counts. Again, it is imperative to have routine emergency preparedness drills to practice out your plan. Without practicing, your emergency preparedness plan will be less effective and possibly put you and your family in a dangerous situation which could have been avoided by quicker execution of your plan. Testing your plan through drills will also help you identify any areas needing improvement.

Emergency Preparedness Plan

Every plan should include the following:

• A Designated Meeting Place (or Muster Point) - A meeting place for all family members to meet in an emergency situation right outside your home (in case of sudden emergency, such as a fire),  Also, one meeting location nearby (in case all members of the family aren't there or can't return home)..

• Emergency Contact Phone Numbers - Make sure to include an out-of-state contact that all family members can call to give and receive updates. An out-of-state contact is especially important to have in case your family is not all in one place.  When disaster does strike, or if a family member is unable to reach the designated meeting place, this extra contact is vital.

• Evacuation or 'Bug Out' Plan - You need to discuss and plan for potential safety hazards to stay away from in preparation for and during an evacuation, as well as planning multiple evacuation routes.

• Supplies and Provisions - Provisions for at least a 72 hour period for each member of your family is vital during an emergency survival situation.  Emergency kits are available at Amazon.Com.  I've provided my picks below for you to check out.  To get an idea of what is in a typical emergency kit, read the descriptions of the product's contents..
  
  

• Personal Financial / Insurance / Identification Information: Make logs and videos of valuables for insurance info. Make copies of all your important documents and have then in a safe and accessible location.

Share your plan with your neighbors and community. Organizing a plan before a disaster can help avoid potential suffering and damage that will take place. Implement and practice in community emergency preparedness drills.  Help create awareness of the resources available in your area, identify potential risks, encourage preparedness in your community, and, again, practice so everyone knows what to do if an actual disaster were to strike.

The Family Survival Course - A Must Have

The Family Survival Course is the best plan of action out there.  I'm writing this article because of the impact this course has had on my life.  It has literally changed my life, how I think, and how I'm preparing for the inevitable economic crisis or natural disaster on the very near horizon. 

The Family Survival Course is the best plan of action out there.  I'm writing this article because of the impact this course has had on my life.  It has literally changed my life, how I think, and how I'm preparing for the inevitable economic crisis or natural disaster on the very near horizon. 
To generate the best results with your emergency preparedness plan, you need to think of all possibilities, look at the resources you have to work with and put together a plan that is customized for you and your family.  The Family Survival Course can walk you through this, and prepare you for any future crisis.  Again, this course has changed my life, and I have more confidence now that I have a plan for my family.  Check it out, you'll be glad you did..