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Emergency Kitchen
Emergency Preparedness
for Your Home and Family
with Sally Strackbein
The latest threat on the news is swine flu. Who knows if it will really be an issue. If people all around are getting sick, are you ready to stay home for an extended period?
Hurricane Katrina has demonstrated the necessity for being ready for emergencies. We urge you to prepare yourself and your family. You never know when you will need to be prepared. It does not cost a lot
of money or effort to be prepared - just a minimum of planning and a very small amount of effort. We urge you to protect yourself. Use the simple emergency preparedness tips you find here.
You never know when:
- Friends are going to drop in.
- A power line is going to be cut by the back hoe operator down the street.
- An ice storm or a hurricane is going to take out the whole region's electrical delivery.
- A water line break is going to stop the water from flowing
- A flu outbreak will make you want to work from home.
Are you prepared?
My husband, Ray, says that no disaster he prepared for ever happened. The process of planning and preparing for any disaster made him prepared for what actually did happen.
Many news programs and magazines are focusing on pandemic flu and natural disasters. They sometimes talk about bio-terrorism and chemical warfare. I don't worry about those issues. I can't do much to
prepare my family for those awful nightmares. A gas mask won't help much unless you wear it day and night.
Instead, I'll prepare for what I can. I'll store food, water, soap and toilet paper. I'll wash my hands after pushing a shopping cart. I'll steer clear of people who are sneezing. I'll plan how to stay
warm, have light and have good relationships with people I care about.
You will find easy, rational emergency preparedness plans here. I invite you to join me.
Prepare for what you can and enjoy the life you have.
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