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Importance of in Case of Emergency Numbers in Your Cell Phone

In an emergency information can make then difference between life and death. Adding an In Case of Emergency (ICE) number to your cell phone provides emergency crews and law enforcement an easy way to gain additional information, if you are unable to provide it yourself.

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Survival Tip: Food Storage

Suggested food storage.

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Survival Tip: Earthquakes

Tips to keep you safe before, during and after an earthquake.

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Prepare Now or Forget Any Help

Summer time is quickly approaching and imagine if you will that you are experiencing one of those all too common summer power outages. The day is exceptionally hot and humid so you and your family decide to pass the day by taking a causal stroll around the neighborhood. However, prior to starting your walk you decide to switch on one of your generators on in order to keep your refrigerator and freezer cold and operating properly.

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The Media Can Influence Emergency Preparedness

It always stops me dead in my tracks when I see what a massive effect the media can have upon public influences. As an example, during our last presidential election the media embraced Obama with open arms and as a result it gained him unknown amounts of public support. The same idea is firmly implanted with preparedness. The media can make or break communities preparedness plans.

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What You Can Do Before a Hurricane Strikes

Hurricane warnings give you time to prepare and evacuate your home for your own safety. Recent hurricanes have taught us a lot about the importance of preparation and planning for a hurricane’s arrival. Here are a few important tips that can help you survive.

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Survival Insurance Policy

Let’s face it: you can have life insurance, you can have car insurance and you can have homeowners insurance but none of these policies will help you a bit during a time of crisis. You may think that you are covered for just about any contingency that can happen but my friend you are so very wrong.

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Preparation is the Key to Bugging Out in Comfort

Anyone who happens to know me personally can attest that when it comes to bugging out I want a certain amount of luxury. I need those 12 volt appliances readily accessible when I journey to the wilds. I would be hard pressed to accept anything less then my 12 volt coffee pot, oven, toaster and the other miracles of battery living that our society has so graciously fashioned.

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For $5 a Week You Can Stockpile Your Pantry

For only $5 a week you can have enough food and staples for an emergency that lasts a year. Now is the time to start planning.

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Severe Weather Week Begins

It is that time of the year again! Around the nation many of our cities and states are making the necessary preparations to launch the severe weather week. Sever weather can strike just about any location in our nation and does so usually without warning of any sort.