Emergency Preparedness Basics

In our research, we learned that it is important to get a basic Emergency Preparedness Plan in place BEFORE building up your food storage.

Key Points

Take into consideration family members with special needs and/or pets
Customize your plan to fit the preferences of you and your family
Take care of the basics first, don’t get overwhelmed with more advanced topics
Remember that Emergency Preparedness covers more than just physical safety
- Backup your computers and other electronic media
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- Make sure you have proper insurance, wills, and other legal documents
- Start thinking about alternate fuel/cooking sources, sanitation, etc.

Emergency Preparedness Plan

We compiled information from a lot of different resources and made our own simple plan to follow. Each component of our Emergency Preparedness Plan has detailed instructions and/or lists to help you put your own plan together. Download in excel format or pdf format)

Emergency Preparedness Plan Components

Family Plan: Includes a list of topics to discuss with your family, emergency protocol to follow, contact info, meeting locations and education.
An emergency is no time to figure out what you should be doing. Make it a habit of reminding young children of your plans and protocols.

Disaster Kit: Includes a list of items for your disasters kit to have on hand, along with options for you to get a 72-hour food kit put together. We’ve also included a list of important documents for you to gather in case you you have to “rebuild” your life. These items may be for you to use at home, or for you to take with you in case of an evacuation type scenario.

Evacuation List: Includes measures to take when evacuating your home including a list of important things to grab and instructions to build a car kit.
You never know when you may be stranded on the road, so make sure to keep your car prepared for emergencies.