Disaster Preparation For Your Home and Securing Your Property
The amount of disaster preparation is largely dependent on the disaster. However, all disasters follow the same basic guidelines. Remember: Not having a plan is planning to fail.
Here are some more items that you need to decide and start doing NOW before the disaster happens.
- Are you determined to survive and how self-sufficient will you need to be?
- How many people do you need to plan for?
- Are they committed to the family survival plan or are they 100% dependent upon you?
- Are you healthy enough to do everything needed?
- What is your budget now to start and how will you expand over time as the situation changes?
- Put together your short-time "bug out bag" for transporting survival material to the local shelter for 3 days and for 5 days.
- Gather the materials needed for long-term survival at your current home for several weeks and up to a month.
- Practice leaving your home on short notice.
- Practice the survival skills so that you are ready when the real disaster occurs.
- Get together your important insurance information and other documents. Keep them where you can access them in seconds.
- Take an inventory of your household items. this is where disaster preparation really pays off. After the storm hits and everything is gone or damaged, can your prove to your insurance company that you really owned a big screen TV, or had a Rolex watch in your jewelry box? Without receipts or something that can prove it was there, you are not going to get more than what your household was insured for. Having an inventory can help you determine what coverage you need.
Take a video camera and tape everything. Keep the records secure. Do not leave the records in the house that burned down or was flooded. Walk through every room and film everything.
Then walk around the outside and film everything just for the proof that you really owned it.
Some policies have flat rate coverage up to a specific dollar amount and some have actual replacement value recovery. What type does your policy have? Remember to keep the records in a safe location like a safety deposit box, at a relative’s house or your office.
Read more about the different disasters below:
- A hurricane;
- A forest fire;
- A flood;
- A snow and ice storm;
- Civil unrest.
- A tornado. If you live in an area that is prone to tornados, I would advise you leave your important papers at a relative's house or at your office. Tornados are nature's most violent and concentrated storms. They are born from powerful thunderstorms and can devastate an area in just minutes. When a tornado approaches, the only thing you can do is to protect yourself from the storm.
Remember, disaster preparation is extremely important. By having a plan, acting on it and being prepared, you are working to provide security and safety for your family.
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Clean Water During an Emergency
Emergency Home Plans For Your Family
Forest Fires Leave You Little or No Time to Prepare
Going to an Emergency Shelter
How Do You Avoid Civil Unrest During a Disaster?
Hurricanes - Do You Know What to Do Should One Head Your Way?
Information on Floods
Insurance Information and Other Important Family Documents
Meals Ready to East - Military Style Survival Food
The Bug Out Bag or Emergency Bag You Buy Online
The Emergency Bag Which You Make at Home
Whether You Have a Snow Storm or Ice Storm - Be Prepared
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