NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH - DAY 17

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BEING PREPARED TO FACE LIFE'S TRIALS

Time to take a real hard look at where you are, where you are going and whether or not progress is being made in your quest to be more self reliant and more self sufficient. 

LINK: Episode-1127- Risk Assessments and Readiness Audits

• What is disaster probability
• What is disaster impact scale
• Why do impact and probability have inverse relationships
• What does that even matter
• Why focusing on the mega disasters gets you hurt by the “little” ones

• Considering your 6 primary needs for survival
  • Food
  • Water
  • Shelter
  • Energy
  • Security
  • Health and Sanitation

• Questions to Ask
  • How would we and how long could we feed ourselves
  • How would this affect our shelter (house)
  • What would we do for clean and safe water
  • What health risks would this cause if any
  • How long would “recovery” likely take
  • What specific regional issues exist
  • How would existing health issues effect this disaster
  • Would help be available, how long would it take to come
  • What security risks might pop up beyond the normal
  • How would we care for pets
  • What would the impact be on our children (mental and phyical)
  • How do we think we would respond mentally
  • What phyical injuries might be incurred during the onset
  • How would we get out if we were forced to leave
  • How would we get along if forced to stay

• Disasters You Might Worry About
  • Loss of employment
  • Local storms
  • A house fire
  • Death of a family member or serious illness of the same
  • Economic recession (more severe then 2008)
  • Economic collapse and shift
  • Flu or other pandemic
  • Nuclear power accidents
  • Any true global disaster with long term total system failure