Family Preparedness

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Emergency Water Storage Ideas for Every Type of Disaster

Between droughts and natural emergencies, many communities have gone without water in recent years. Now is the time to store a supply of water before the next disaster strikes.

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5 Lifesaving Security Measures to Secure Your Home From Intruders

These five simple security measures will ensure your home stays out of the watchful eye of an intruder.

How To Best Prepare Yourself For The Coming Financial Crisis

Many financial analysts believe the United States economy is in a dire situation. Peter Schiff, who accurately predicted the 2008 recession has come out and declared we will all live through another Great Depression, only this time, it’ll be much worse than before. But there are ways to prepare for such an event, and we’ve gathered some helpful tips and tricks to help make the process a little more smooth.

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A Crash Course in Preparedness – Week 1 – The Survival Basics

To be prepared, and I mean fully prepared, requires planning, anticipating the worst-case scenario, and training for skill sets you will need while living through the event. You can’t just waltz into your local grocery store, grab some food, batteries, and water and then be done with it. You need to prioritize, plan, and prepare.

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A Crash Course in Preparedness – Week 2 – Medicine, Sanitation, and Surviving Disaster Diseases

In our newest Crash Course guide, we are placing focus on the issue of what happens after the disaster has passed – sanitation, medicinal emergencies and disaster-related diseases. Simply put, in order to truly live through the disaster, you must understand the dangers that lay in the aftermath. This week 2 guide will help you maneuver through these types of emergencies and prepare for them.

1FIRST RESPONSE KITS

When Seconds Count: 5 Items for Quick-Action Response

Emergencies can spring up in seconds. When they do, those seconds count! These are a few things you can tote around with you in a jacket or cargo pocket that will give you an immediate edge when a situation arises that calls for you to work on it immediately.

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What If Your Preparedness Plan Isn’t As Sound As You Think

If we all have the same preparation plan, then how do you think we will all survive a shtf event? We must think outside of the box.

Why Pets Should Have a Place in Your Emergency Planning

In a long-term emergency, the family dog and cat will serve many uses and steps should be taken to ensure their survival.

How do you deal with challenging experiences? Do you allow failures to interfere with the pursuit of your goals? Or, do you see adversity as an opportunity for growth and positive change?

Resilience: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How To Stay Mentally Strong

How do you deal with challenging experiences? Do you allow failures to interfere with the pursuit of your goals? Or, do you see adversity as an opportunity for growth and positive change?

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Child Safety: Keep Kids Safe With Emergency ID Cards

Disasters can create a lot of havoc in our lives. Especially when loved ones go missing as a result. Emergency information cards can be an easy solution to this problem and should be added to your emergency supplies.

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10 Tips To Teach Kids About Internet Safety

Our children live in such a drastically different world as we grew up in. Dangers seem to be around every corner, and the Internet has invited those dangers into our homes and our children’s bedrooms.

Being in a situation that's an emergency could be made worse by also being in an area that doesn't get cell service. But there's a way to make a call on your cell phone even without a signal.

How To Make A Call On Your Cell Phone WITHOUT Cell Service

Being in a situation that’s an emergency could be made worse by also being in an area that doesn’t get cell service. But there’s a way to make a call on your cell phone even without a signal.

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