Now is the time to prepare for a disaster

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Today being informed on how to prepare for a disaster is not limited to people in California with earthquakes, or individuals that live in Tornado alley, or Gulf Coast residents because of hurricanes. Now days most communities may be impacted in some way with natural or man-made disasters of some sort, this is why everyone needs to follow the 3 steps to get their family prepared.

Step 1 Get a disaster Kit

Office / Classroom "EVERYTHING KIT" Survival KitWell this step will be easy, we have you covered there we have a number of kits put together for you to buy. We have kits for the home that vary from 1 person to 4 or more. There are kits for your cars with special item related to situations that might happen while in your car. We have kits for your work place as well as kits for schools; we even have kits for your animals since they are part of your family as well.

Step 2: Make a plan

family planYour family may not be together when a disaster strikes so it is essential to have a plan in place for things such as how to get to a safe place when away from home; how to go about contacting each other; how are you going to get back together after the disaster strikes; and what to do in different situations. Planning beforehand is a key to proper disaster preparedness.

 

Step 3: Keep informed

Keep InformedNow is the time to get you and your family informed about potential emergencies that may impact your local area. For example if you live in California it is essential that you prepare for the inevitable earthquake. Or perhaps you live on the Gulf Coast it would be foolish to just ignore the storm reports, information is power and being informed on what might happen is the first step in preparing to survive if the worst happens. Remember it is not a onetime thing it is important to stay informed as situations always change and if you keep informed you will not be caught off guard and unprepared. Here is a link to find information for your local community & State governments


We will be continually providing you valuable information here on DSPnet that will help families, offices and schools prepare for that potential disaster so come back often for all the help you need to keep safe and survive in the event of a disaster. Feel free to leave comments about various articles and requests for information that you would like to see here.

Make a Family Plan

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When a disaster strikes your family might not be together so it is extremely important that you plan in advance. Do you and your kids know how to go to a safe place; and how you will get in contact with each other, especially if cell phones are not available? And do you and your kids know how and where you will get back together especially if you can’t get to or your home is destroyed? These are just a few of the basic things that you must prepare for BEFORE an emergency or disaster happens.

We will try to give you as much information as we can here at DSPnet but we will also provide you with links to other great resources on the web such as the government’s site ready.gov where you will find many great ideas and information.

Hurricanes

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HurricaneA hurricane is a kind of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm which usually develops within the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, as well as in the eastern Pacific Ocean. An average a hurricane or cyclone will be accompanied by severe thunderstorms, and in the Northern Hemisphere, they rotate in a counterclockwise direction with winds close to the earth’s surface.

Most Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are susceptible to hurricanes. Regions of the Southwest United States and the Pacific Coast can also encounter very heavy down pours and floods every year coming from hurricanes that are spawned off the Mexican coast. The hurricane season of the Atlantic region lasts from June to November, with the peak season starting from mid-August running through late October. The hurricane season of the Eastern Pacific region begins May 15 and runs through November 30.

Earthquakes

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earthquakeQuite possibly one of the most frightening and destructive natural events of nature can be a major earthquake as well as its horrible aftermath. An earthquake is an abrupt, rapid trembling of the surface of the earth, brought on by the shifting and moving within the underlying tectonic plates as they release strain which has accumulated over a long time.

Keeping Informed

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Now that you have sat down with your family and put together a disaster plan and you have put together or purchased your disaster kit now it’s time to see how to get and stay informed in your planning and in what you and your family need for supplies.

Being prepared for an emergency or disaster is everyone’s responsibility, not just the people that live in California who have to deal with earthquakes or those in the Gulf coast that have to endure hurricanes or the folks that live in Tornado Alley. No matter where you live chances are good that sometime in your life time you will experience some sort of emergency or disaster. And if you are not properly prepared you may not survive or at the best have a very difficult time surviving.

Many of your preparations that you need to make will be very similar with any emergency or disaster that you may encounter, one being safety for you and your family. No matter what the emergency there are some basic steps that you must take for your safety. Another being shelter, you need to have a plan as to what type of sheltering needs you and your family will have, both if you stay at your home or if you will have to evacuate.

In this section we will provide you with valuable information and recourses that you will need to be able to keep you and your family informed prior, during and after an emergency or disaster.

Developing a family family communication plan is essential if an emergency arises and  once it does hit it is then too late. You can easily loose contact with family members during a disaster. Just consider your daily lives, you go to work and your children spend most of the day at school or out with their friends. A disaster can strike any time so where will you going to meet up with your family if for some reason you cant go back home? These are the kind of things you must plan for before hand.