It’s time to make progress with your Emergency Action Plan. What do you want your plan to do for you? Aside from the basics, food, water, shelter, transportation, communications, and medical. What do you want? Pull out your spiral-bound notebook and draw a line down the middle of a fresh page. On the left, write … Read more
It all starts at home. Now is a great time to engage your family in the emergency action planning process. Go to https://www.emergencyactionplanning.com/resources download and print the home hazard checklists and the fire safety checklist. Review them with your family members and go find those hazards. Note what you have found in the spiral bound … Read more
Who are your stakeholders? Identify everyone that your Emergency Action Plan will affect. Make them part of the process. They will know what to expect, and can assist in the development process. Till next time “Be Safe”
Communication is key. All stakeholders in your Emergency Action Plan will need to communicate. Old school numbers written on paper and a landline will beat a broken, lost or dead cell phone every time. Till next time “Be Safe”
Disaster planning for beginners is somewhat of an oxymoron. This is because while in theory the concepts behind emergency preparedness and disaster planning might be quite simple. It’s not rocket science. However executing effective strategies are not very straight forward and can be extremely difficult. This can even be tough for those who are quite … Read more
