emergency
23 Jul 2012 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Note from Preparedness Pro: The article below is provided to us by Dennis Chalkus of DCSurvivalKits.com He addresses the wide use of social media amidst a disaster. I personally believe that social media can easily be a reliable protocol that you can set up with your family members to use and it's one of the only ways I know to make sure that teenage family members are kept abreast of a disaster and the necessary action plans that need to be executed.
How Emergency Services Across the World...
04 May 2012 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
“How much food storage do I need?”
For the record, I absolutely loathe the term "food storage." It's no longer used in our household because I'm not a squirrel. As such I don't purchase items which serve no other purpose than to be stuffed away into a corner, only to promise unpleasant eating later. If I don't eat it or know how to use it, it doesn't come into our home. And if it comes into our home, we use it and are very familiar with it.
Now, have said that, the question posed above is a...
19 Aug 2011 by Preparedness Pro filed in Financial Preparedness
Friday’s aren’t usually a blog posting day for me so that I can get ready for the radio show I do on Saturday morning, but there’s a current event issue that I felt that really needed to be addressed. In the interest of time I’m not going to sugar coat it, but just come right out and share my thoughts on this matter.
Yes, gold is skyrocketing, and as a result a lot of folks are feeling even more panicked about the value of the dollar. They are rushing to purchase gold and silver in an effort...
03 Feb 2011 by Preparedness Pro filed in Spiritual Preparedness
So, you’re trying to get your friends and family on board with the whole concept of preparedness because you care about them and you have a firm conviction that preparedness is vital to everyone’s life. You have some semblance of an idea of the consequences that can be expected if one heads into their life everyday without a single thought for tomorrow, let alone being ready for it. As such, you share, and you share, and you plead and you reason with your friends and family in an effort to...
14 Jan 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Clothing & Shelter Preparedness
by Kellene
Yup. You read that right. I hate emergency preparedness. I loathe the use of the phrase “emergency preparedness.” I suspect that some psychotic Anarchist came up with the phrase in an attempt to capitalize and commercialize fear. The word emergency is intended to quicken the heart beat, make the breathing more shallow, make one feel out of control and vulnerable and replace confidence and competence with debilitating anxiety. The very use of the word “emergency” sucks all of the...
21 Dec 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Clothing & Shelter Preparedness
Major snowstorms blanket the Eastern coast
Over the last two days I’ve heard from friends and readers recount their stories of the last few days of confronting the snow storm in the east. Two of my friends attended a Christmas party at an upscale townhome in Annapolis, Maryland. They drove their SUV and felt that all would be well in spite of the windy snow storm. When the party was over and the guests were leaving, it was quickly apparent that no guests were leaving—not even the driver of...
27 Jul 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Sanitation is one of the ten critical components of emergency preparedness. In my book, it is usually one of the top two that are most overlooked. A lot of us take emergency sanitation for granted until our toilet breaks down or the sewer backs up. Keep in mind, if there is a quarantine, who’s going to maintain the proper working order of the sewage services? If there’s a financial collapse, how will we even have the wherewithal to send our waste somewhere else? If you don’t take...
22 Jul 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Statistically, we all know that an emergency of one variation or another is coming our way. What we do not know is what emergency and when. If you take all emergencies that you may ever experience or expect in your area, anytime is as likely statistically as any other. An emergency occurring tomorrow is just as likely as one occurring ten years from now.
Earthquake in Japan photo c/o japansociety.org
Of course, geographically speaking, there are certain emergencies that are more probable...
29 Jun 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Fuel photo c/o pgdb.co.nz
One of the ten areas of emergency preparedness is fuel. Fuel brings us the much needed light that we will require not only to see, but also to feel good. It includes any fuel we’ll need for cooking, and the fuel we’ll need for keeping warm. Before you elect to get a years supply of fuel for these purposes, consider
the most basic rules of thumb. 1) Think safety first 2) Conserve energy—including yours 3) Conserve body heat 4) Confine the heat...
09 May 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
(Fair Warning: I'm speaking my mind a bit here with very little censoring...ahem...) In my opinion, any person who claims to be knowledgeable on the topic of "emergency preparedness" but does NOT address the issue of firearms as a necessary component to that kind of preparedness, is either a coward for not wanting to discuss such a “delicate” yet vital issue, or still has a long way to go in their quest for knowledge on the topic. I have read and studied literally hundreds of books and “...
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