Natural disasters have a way of hitting home, especially when someone you know lives through one. Hearing their stories firsthand is a powerful reminder of how important it is to be prepared. In this article we will discuss some steps you can take to prepare for just about any emergency, whether it's an attack on your property (burglary) or against yourself (assault).
A close friend of mine lives in Colorado Springs and was close enough to the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire to spend consecutive weeks breathing smoky air. That wildfire forced 30,000 people out of their homes, some with only 5 or 10 minutes' notice. The following year, the 2013 Colorado floods ravaged a large portion of the state, forcing thousands from their homes for days and leaving thousands more stranded in a community north of Boulder with no food or water for at least three days. A case of MREs on a pantry or closet shelf turns that three-day gap from a crisis into an inconvenience.
My friend described the anxiety people feel after events like these, not to mention the hardship of losing your home and going without basic support systems like emergency services, food, and water.
It highlights the need for disaster planning and emergency preparedness for all of us. September is National Preparedness Month, but any time of year is a good time to sit down with your family, talk through what you would do in an emergency, and put together an emergency plan.
What would you do without food or water for a week, or even two or three days?
Then on a more personal note, how would you handle an assault against you? Do you know any self-defense tactics that can help protect you or your family against an assault? Learning some basic self-defense maneuvers is the very first step in learning how to defend yourself. Then you can follow up with some self-defense products such as Pepper Spray or a stun device to improve your chances of defense against an assault.
How about home security? Is your home burglar-proofed? Is your home a likely target for burglary? Many steps that improve your home security are free, such as joining a neighborhood watch group, and there are plenty of simple, low-cost upgrades you can make to your home as well.
So take some time to review your whole security situation and discuss what you would do in an emergency such as a natural disaster, how you would defend yourself against an assault, and how you can protect your home against burglary.
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