With hurricane season starting this weekend, we present this guest post by Daphne Homes.
Disasters exact their toll in countless ways,
catching unprepared families off-guard and causing significant damage and
destruction. Staying safe from disasters
requires a multi-pronged approach, focusing on the types of events that occur
close to where you live. Water events,
for example, require a different set of preparations and precautions than what
one might undertake priming for a tornado or earthquake.
While each disaster preparedness strategy needs fine
tuning for its specific application, there are nonetheless universal
considerations shared by disaster preppers, such as water, communications, and
sustenance. Whether fortifying their homes and businesses against earthquakes,
hurricanes, floods, winter storms or tornados, those grooming for potential
disaster share similar insights, including the following ways to prepare for
the best disaster outcomes.
Establish
a Plan
Responding to natural disasters is about covering
all the bases and reacting quickly to mitigate danger. Without a pre-formulated plan for evacuating
or responding to an event, families are left fending for themselves without
adequate guidance. On the other hand,
articulating clear disaster plans for your family takes the guess-work out of
reacting, by outlining each family member's responsibilities during disaster
events.
Effective plans start with the basics, and account
for each detail of the family's response.
To execute plans efficiently in the event of an actual emergency, family
members must be familiarized with the blueprint ahead of time. Practicing, by actually walking through the
steps of an evacuation plan or simulating a disaster are the best ways to
ensure a smooth response under adverse conditions.
Learn
Survival Skills
In the end, disaster preparations are made to
increase your chances of surviving a catastrophic event. As a result; the more survival skills you
possess, the higher your chances of emerging from a disaster. Everyone's interests and abilities are
different, so some preppers may not go as far as other fortifying their
survival skills. Basic hunting, medical
and wilderness techniques may prove useful during a major catastrophe, so these
are good places to start expanding your knowledge.
Protect
Communications
There is no telling how badly the infrastructure
might be damaged during a natural disaster, so maintaining some form of
communication is essential for responding to unanticipated events. Mobile phones with charging capabilities,
including a manual rotary charger, serve essential communications
functions. And disaster radios, like
NOAA Weather Radios, should also be kept on-hand for monitoring communications
from law enforcement, disaster relief organizations, and other agencies.
Assemble
Food, Water and Medical Supplies
While it may not be feasible to account for every
potential injury, maintaining medical essentials hedges against common disaster
harm. And a stockpile of non-perishable food items increases the chance of
survival when access to sustenance is otherwise limited. Most importantly, a water reserve furnishes
life's blood for those confined or displaced during disasters.
Stay
Informed about Disaster Resources
In addition to the individual preparedness efforts
launched by families, municipal agencies and other government entities
contribute to comprehensive disaster planning.
To best prepare for tornados, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and other
unanticipated tragedies, stay in the loop about resources near you. Nearby chapters of the American Red Cross or
your local emergency management office are each prepared to assist your
disaster planning. Community warning protocols and other important information
should be incorporated into your family's disaster response plan, to shorten
reaction times and account for particular local requirements.
Adequate disaster preparation accounts for food and
water needs, but access to information and basic survival
skills reinforce safety during adverse events.
The key to positive outcomes is establishing and executing a
comprehensive disaster response plan, which should include an evacuation
strategy.
Author:
Daphne Holmes contributed this guest post. She is a
writer from arrestrecords.com
and you can reach her at daphneholmes9@gmail.com.
Nice information!!! After reading your blog, I must say that I haven't been too much into prepping, before, but lately, all these things happening around us got me thinking. This is actually the first blog I picked-up on the topic. And I must say that from the first line, I got hooked. Keep on sharing!!
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