“Plan to be a disaster survivor with or without government help.
Planning is not hard. It just takes focus and a little effort.”
– Doug Hoell
Housekeeping:
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September begins National Preparedness Month. I don’t know what I will do for this yet, but if you are a vendor and have a good idea, go to my contact page and send me a message.
I will either be heading to the NPS Prepper Expo, Oct 10th and 11th in Kentucky or going to run in a Marathon somewhere else. How many of you would like for me to host a meetup? Just email me with the subject “prepper expo.”
Topic:
Learn to Prioritize Disasters and Prepare for Anything that Matters
Before you go out and get ANYTHING, you need to consider what disasters are possible and which ones are the biggest threat to you specifically. Remember, the bigger the disaster, more-than-likely, the smaller the chance of it happening.
Remember, a “The End of The World as We Know It” (TEOTWAWKI) scenario can happen from the smallest disasters. Your end of the world situation may not affect me.
Knowing Disasters is the First Step of Ultimate Survival
Most Likely to Occur, Localized in Damage, Extremely Small (on a global scale)
Job Loss, Loss of Bread Winner, Loss of Family Member
Mugging, Attack, Break-In
Fire or Flooding
Likely to Occur, Regional in Damage, Small to Medium
Loss of Local Water Supply
Tornados, Hurricanes, Winter Storms
Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption
Less Likely to Occur, Regional to National, Large
Economic Collapse or Food Shortage
Viral or Bacterial Pandemic
Not Likely to Occur, National to Global, Large
Nuclear Disasters
Chemical or Biological Warfare
Super-Volcanos
Unrealistic to Occur, Global, Massive, No Proper way to Prepare
Impact from Space or Solar Flares
Sudden Polar Reversal
Black Hole
Understand the Basic Steps of Any Disaster and Be Ready for Anything
We’ll discuss each scenario a little further just to get your gears turning.
Most Likely to Occur, Localized in Damage,