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Basics on How to prepare for a Disaster
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 3:45
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Situations that could put your routine or an entire city on hold include:
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Flood
- Blizzard
- Power outage
- Contagious illness
Your house should already be equipped with supplies for staying inside the house for at least a week, but ideally for two weeks.
- Keep a newer pair of walking footwear stored—to be used during a disaster (you may have to do a lot of walking). You never know.
- Prepare a first aid kit.
- Have a box just for flashlights, battery operated lights, extra batteries and a battery radio. Put a battery tester in their too.
- A Sterno Stove will warm food (available where camping supplies are sold).
- Designate a section of the pantry for emergency foods (canned items, chips/munchies). With this supply keep a manual can opener and a lighter.
- If your climate includes cold, have thermal underwear, gloves, hats and scarves.
- Designate a contact person who’s not local. Every family member should have this person’s contact information memorized.
- Each person needs one gallon of water per day (not all to drink; clean water is needed for brushing teeth, washing hands, etc.). Store in gallon-or-less containers. Don’t store water in milk containers. Fifty five gallon drums are available too, with a hand pump.
- Keep a section designated for the following: sanitizing wipes, synthetic gloves, N95 masks, trash bags, paper towels and plates, and plastic eating utensils.
- Photograph or take videos of all of your important possessions for insurance purposes.
- Make copies of all crucial documents and put in a fireproof, waterproof safe.
- Send copies of the above to a trusted person who is not local.
- Use a cloud service for computer data backup.
- Know your neighborhood’s emergency plans—if they even exist. If they don’t, organize a meeting to create them.
- Know alternate routes in your city to important destinations, since a disaster could close off one of the routes.
- Another tool to have on hand is a bicycle—you may need to do a lot of riding if the roads are blocked off or the gas supply has stopped.
- Backup generator with fresh gas can power small appliances or even a heating system in a pinch.
Robert Siciliano personal and home security specialist to BestHomeSecurityCompanys.com discussing burglar proofing your home on Fox Boston. Disclosures.
Robert Siciliano personal security and identity theft expert and speaker is the author of 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Identity Was Stolen.
Source: http://robertsiciliano.com/blog/2015/12/17/basics-on-how-to-prepare-for-a-disaster/
