Welcome back to the Family Preparedness blogsite!
Is your family’s preparedness plan in place? There will be many emergencies and disasters during the spring and summer seasons.
Are you ready for the natural, people-caused, and those nasty personal emergencies and natural disasters that will occur? Take this 30-second test to find out !
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Do you know to which natural, people- caused, or personal disasters your family is potentially vulnerable? |
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Have you planned what you can do to eliminate or minimize the impact of potential disasters on your family ? |
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If you needed to evacuate your home right now, do you know where you would go for shelter? |
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If you were required to get away from potential harm immediately, do you know how much gasoline is in your vehicle’s gas tank at this moment ? |
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If electricity were unavailable for an extended period, do you know how you would protect and cook your food, and provide heat and light ? |
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If normal distribution of food to the grocery stores were curtailed, do you know what sources of food would be available to you ? |
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Do you have a month’s supply of food in your home or in a safe place where you have control of it ? |
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Would your typical lifestyle be altered if your normal source of income were interrupted for 2 weeks…or longer ? |
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Do you have a year of house payments and some other financial reserves ? |
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If someone in your family were injured and medical help were not readily available, do you know what medical resources would be available ? |
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If you answered No ! to any of these questions, then you need to reconsider!
If you answered Yes ! to these questions, ask your neighbors if they’re prepared––if not, you may be their support after a disaster strikes!…
If you have a story about your preparedness, or lack of it, and are willing to share it anonymously, send me a note through the Comments button below the blog.
Till the next time…
James Talmage Stevens
P.S.: Get the good stuff to help you get your family preparedness plan in place from these knowledgeable ladies:
- Barbara Salisbury –– author and emergency preparedness consultant. Preview her book, Preparedness Principles, and other books about consumerism and money-saving ideas for frugal living on her website:
http://solutionsforpreparedness.com/preprinc
- LeArta Moulton –– author and food storage specialist. LeArta has 30 years of extensive research on using whole foods, herbs, home remedies, and survival techniques. Go to her website to download food storage information:
http://www.livingwithbasics.com/foodstorage.html
- Rita Bingham –– author and natural meals specialist. Preview her book The New Passport To Survival––12 Steps to Self-Sufficient Living. See her other nutrition and natural foods books available on her website:
http://www.naturalmeals.com/passportnew.html
- Vicki Tate –– author and food storage and preparedness. Call her about “The New Deluxe Edition of Cookin’ with Home Storage.” Normally $16.95, you can purchase it directly from her for $14.00! Call her at (435) 835-8283 for this great deal on her book.
Fri, May 8, 2009
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