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Developing a Group Emergency Plan

If there was an extreme emergency in your town, would you know how to rally together with neighbors, family, and friends? Imagine the difference if your home was struck by a natural disaster and you had a plan for checking with those you care about and making certain that everything is all right with those you love. In the event of a large emergency, it could be crucial to work together. A group emergency plan makes working together a lot easier. What types of groups? A group emergency plan can be made for any type of group at all. Generally … Continue reading →

Tip of the Day- Make an Emergency Medical Card

We all hate those little cards the schools send home in triplicate each year. But hey, they have a point. In the event of an emergency the last thing they want to do is scramble for information. Take a few minutes to make your life a little easier as well. When an emergency happens there are things you’ll be asked or need to tell someone that you may not be able to. The medical providers aren’t trying to make things harder on you, they’re trying to get the job done and provide the best care they can. It helps both … Continue reading →

Four Main Areas of Emergency Preparedness

If you are just beginning to prepare yourself and your family to face emergencies and an uncertain future you should look at the four major areas of preparedness. Even if you already consider yourself prepared, it is important to review where you currently stand at least once a year. As your family grows, your needs will change. If you regularly review those needs you will easily be able to make adjustments. 1) Short-term emergency preparedness is the first area that you should be prepared for. This should include an emergency kit for each family member. Five-day kits are replacing the … Continue reading →

Safety: What You Should Teach

Truth be told, many of the things that I’m going to talk about in this blog were listed under things that should be covered in kindergarten by many of the sources that I’m using to compile my standards. I have two problems with this. One is that I don’t want you to think od safety or health issues as a checklist that you’ve taught. Safety needs to be taught over and over and over again. Anyone who has been in a serious emergency and survived or helped someone else survive, will tell you that the ability not to panic was … Continue reading →

Preparing for a Chemical Disaster

Recently there was a massive fire at hazardous waste disposal plant near my home. Fortunately my family was too far away to be in any danger from the fire, and the pollutants (mainly because it rained, and that took the chemicals out of the air. However, I do know people who were evacuated from their homes as a result of this incident. It is important to be prepared for such an event in your area. Here are four things you should do to prepare for this type of emergency. 1) First you need to find out if this could happen … Continue reading →