Simple answer? A lot! There are so many hazards and events facing us today that the experts classify these hazards into groups. The two primary groups are called natural disasters and human-caused disasters. There are so many hazards or threats that the www.ready.gov website breaks these primary hazards down into hazard sub-categories. For example, the sub-categories under 'natural disasters' include: Geological hazards, Meteorological hazards, Biological Hazards and Technology caused events. Human caused disasters include two sub-categories: Accidental events and intentional events. Which disasters may impact you is a guessing game.
Since there are over 50 hazards or dangers that could impact you or your family, it is imperative you provide for a family by taking steps to be more safe. Did you know that 75-80% of all Americans are unprepared for a disaster? Does that statistic include your family?
How do you prepare for over 50 things that could go wrong? Well that's just not practical (unless you want to quit your full time job and focus strictly on preparedness, but who has the time to do that?) I've always believed in the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), so to minimize the amount of time and monies you need to invest in preparedness, this website will focus on the two most common preparedness strategies (the shelter in place strategy and the evacuation plan strategy). Much of what you will learn by implementing these two preparedness strategies can be used in many, if not most or all of the 50 plus potential hazards or risks to your family.
Preparing your family for the next disaster doesn't have to take a lot of time or cost a lot of money. This blog and the Family-preparedness website contains most of the recipes and simple plans to protect your family, your assets, and other resources. We encourage you to keep reading our blog posts and if motivated, build or purchase a shelter-in-place kit and a go-kit. These two resources will prepare your family for the worst and just may be the most important steps you can take to protect everything that is important to you. Want to prepare for specific disaster events? Check out our set of preparedness courses and disaster courses. They are called 'tiny courses' because they won't take a lot of time to complete and they are inexpensive investments in the safety and livelihood of your family!
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