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Related Blog Post: Disasters Emergency Action Plans Emergency Evacuation Procedures

* This entire episode was just a tiny bit of my one year preparedness system.

* How To Be A Prepper: One Year Emergency Preparedness System

* When there is a disaster you will have to decide:

* to bug-in for security

* or to bug-out to get away from danger

* We must prepare for both bugging in and out

* discussing the latter

* You will bug in when:

* disaster requires you to stay home (such as a food shortage or sickness)

* or at home the disaster will do you no harm (loss of job)

* You will bug out when:

* You have a disaster that is immediately hazardous to life and health (forest fire spreading, nuclear disaster that hasn’t made it to you yet)

* A disaster is regional and you have an evacuation location out of the region (such as a storm that has destroyed the area)

* When stress is high, will you know what to do, what to grab, or the best way to get to your BOL?

* we use emergency action plans

* what is an emergency action plan?

* A document with important information and documentation to help you and others to follow well thought out steps to ensure success when executing a bug-out plan.

* Why should you have an Emergency Action Plan or Emergency Evacuation Procedure?

* Family members stressed can follow the easy written steps

* stress clouds the mind

* keep your spouse on track and clear their head

* help you with your own memory

* Irresponsible children may surprise you in a bad situation if they have a good plan

* they will help you figure out what you are weakest at, and where attention is due

* What should be in an Emergency Action Plan or Emergency Evacuation Procedure?

* List of likely disasters

* Jobloss

* House fire or damage

* Tornados

* Hurricanes

* Snow and Ice Storms

* Earthquakes

* Floods

* Volcanic Eruption

* Meteor Impact

* Economic Collapse or Viral Outbreak

* What is most likely?

* Where will it come from?

* Will you stay home or evacuate?

* Rank them and work on most likely first

* List of important contacts

* Family

* Immediate, Extended

* Professional Contacts

* Banker, Brokers, Investment Firms, Employers

* Emergency Services

* Police, Fire Dept

* Each Contact should include:

* Phone numbers, addresses, social media info, email addresses

* The roles for each family member

* Father- Keep everyone together, security

* Mother- Packing list, important docs, call family members

* Teenagers- grab their own bag and important items

* gather pet supplies,