Emergency Preparedness Tips

10 things you need to know about disaster recovery planning.

So you’ve heard of disaster recovery planning, but you’ve never really given the matter much thought? Well I’m Ryan Edgerton and I’m here to change all of that.

It seems that every time we turn on the news there is a disaster occurring somewhere in the world. From hurricanes to tornados and tidal waves to earthquakes, at any given time a disaster could strike. So I’ve put together a list to make sure that your first disaster isn’t your last.

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What you need to know about disaster planning.

While disaster planning may seem like a boring task, it’s something that everyone should be prepared for. For example, would you know what to do if a tornado hit your home? Would you know where to go if there was flash flooding in your community?

A lack of disaster planning is not only ill advisable, it could be deadly in severe circumstances.

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A comprehensive guide to survival foods and survival food practices.

If you’re thinking about emergency preparedness, you know that survival foods play a big part of the program. You need three things to survive and that’s food, water and shelter. If you’re faced with a disaster, without survival foods you chances of living through it are decreased dramatically.

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What emergency supplies are and why you need them.

Do you have emergency supplies in case you need them? Do you know what emergency supplies are and what they include? If you’ve answered no to any of the above questions, you’re in serious need of a crash course in emergency supplies.

I’m Ryan Edgerton and I’m going to tell you what you need to know in regards to emergency supplies. You’ll learn what you need and what they can do for you.

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What emergency radios are and how they can help you.

So you’ve heard of emergency radios and you’re pretty sure you should have one but you’re not exactly sure what they are or what they do? Don’t worry. You don’t need to be left in the dark any longer. I’m Ryan Edgerton and I’m going to review what emergency radios are and how they can help you in an emergency situation.

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What to do in the case of an emergency evacuation.

If you think an emergency evacuation is a one-in-a-million occurrence, think again. Emergency evacuations are more common than you may think. Each and every year, hundreds of evacuations are called for and one of these times, it might be you who is required to take part in an emergency evacuation. Would you know what to do?

I’m Ryan Edgerton and I’m going to tell you what you need to know in order to safely evacuate your home in case of an emergency evacuation.

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What you need to know when shopping for emergency equipment.

You hear on the nine-o’clock news that military emergency equipment stores are selling out of gas masks. According to the news, prices of these gas masks have doubled, in some cases tripled, and they’re flying off the shelves. In fact, the only place you can get one right now is probably on eBay. What do you do?

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What the Emergency Alert System is and how it works.

You’ve probably heard the annoying noise on your television during the week. You know, the ear-wracking beeps and buzzes that shrill from your television and then you get to hear a nice little message that this was just a required test of the emergency alert system? When you hear that, you’ve just heard a message (or a test message anyway) from the emergency alert system.

During a real emergency, the emergency alert system would issue a message along with the emergency alert sounds.

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Where to turn to for disaster relief.

If you ever find yourself in the middle of a disaster, you may find yourself wondering where to turn to for disaster relief. It can be scary feeling like you’re in the middle of an emergency with nowhere to turn. I’m Ryan Edgerton and I’m going to go over some disaster relief basics with you.

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Why you need emergency cash and how much you should have on hand.

Emergency cash isn’t just a luxury, it’s an absolute must. Why? Imagine a world where you couldn’t use your credit card or your ATM card. Imagine a cash-only world where the only thing that could get you what you need is cold hard cash. It’s not just make believe. It’s a very real scenario that could very well happen if you were suddenly caught in a disaster with a serious need for emergency cash.

Emergency cash isn’t just something that the rich keep tucked under their mattresses. It’s something that everyday, average people like you and I should have stored away somewhere.

You don’t need thousands of dollars in emergency cash (although if you have it, that’s great). You just need enough to get you through some very hard spots in case all lines of communication for credit card companies and ATM machines were to go down.

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Why a disaster recovery plan is a must-have.

A disaster recovery plan is essential for everyone. Why? Think for just a minute about what you’d do if you lost all of your personal documents. What would you do if you also lost all of the information on your computer? It’s probably an unnerving thought. After all, without all of that information, what would you do if there was an emergency?

Now imagine what would happen if you lost all of that data because there was an emergency. Suddenly it’s not a “what if” scenario, it’s an “oh no” scenario. You don’t have your personal information and it’s during a time that you desperately need it. What do you do? You don’t let it happen in the first place.

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What you need to know about the disaster recovery process.

Disaster recovery is something that many people talk of when they’re referring to business. However, it’s also important for the everyday average Joe to understand the disaster recovery process as well. After all, do you have a home computer? Do you have important documents? If so, you would benefit from disaster recovery as well.

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How to stay safe when floods come rolling in.

Floods are a force of nature that no one can prevent and no one can stop. The first step towards minimizing damage from potential floods is to prepare for a flood well before the floods arrive.

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