Disaster,Preparedness,Tactics, DIY Disaster Preparedness Tactics
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Disasters can happenanywhere and anytime around the world: fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanesand tornado are some of the most feared natural disasters. They have takenbillions of lives till date and we still live with an impression that we cannotbe affected by them. If a disaster occursin your community, local agencies and disaster-relief groups are there forhelp. However, emergency personnel may not be available immediately. They maytake several hours, to several days to reach. Its your preparedness that candecide your chances of survival in such situations. Your emergencypreparedness will be the key to you and your familys safety and survival.Disasterpreparedness is an essential element for you and your family's well-being. Alittle time spent today can ensure the well being of you and your loved once inthe time of disasters.Having essentialsurvival plans and supplies like a family communication plan and emergencykits can provide the necessary resources to help you and your family getthrough a lot of difficult situations that may come up unforeseen, a bad storm,fires, earthquake being a few of them. Survival supplies and preparation:-1. Establish acommunication plan: - Phones have become the key communication equipmenttoday. Almost all our communication that happens when we are not face to facewith a person happens on phones. Have you ever given a though as to how willyou communicate with you loved once if phones are out of service. Now lets adda fact to this situation. During a natural or man-made calamity or disasterphones are bound to go out of service. Doesyour family know what to do if you can't contact one another by phone? Wherewould you gather in an emergency? We should all have a plan that is easy enoughfor even our youngest children to remember and follow. Asa matter of fact the U. S. government has in force a plan that in the event ofanother terrorist attack, Everyone's ability to use cell phones, blackberries,etc., will immediately be cut-off, as this is the preferred communicationsource used by terrorists and is often the way that their bombs are detonated.How will you communicate with your loved ones in the event you cannot speak toeach other? Solutionis a clear cut and well defined plan that should be in place before hand.2. Evacuation Plans:- In cases where evacuations become necessary, the local officials provideinformation through media and other methods like sirens and telephonic calls.There may be situations under which you and your family may feel threatened andevacuations may become necessary to avoid these situations.Alwayskeep a tank full of gas in your car ifthere seems like a possibility of evacuation. Gas may not be available or theremay be a shortage of time to get it under such circumstances. Always keep yoursurvival supplies handy and at a place where you and your family members canlocate it easily. We will cover the items that should be a part of yoursurvival supplies in our later posts.
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