Prepare For An Earthquake

Prepare for an Earthquake

The only solution then is to prepare for an earthquake. While you cannot prevent one, you and your family can be one of those who are more than ready if such a thing happens. Having an emergency plan of action for any kind of disaster, much less an earthquake is not only sound thinking, but when disaster hits, family members know exactly what to do.

Steps to Prepare

Each family must take steps to prepare for an earthquake or any other kind of natural disaster. It is important to be self-sufficient, in case emergency personnel are unable to get to your location. As the flight attendant tells you as you wait for take-off "put on your own oxygen mask first, so that you can help others." A family earthquake plan does just that.

Here are some of the things you can do to prepare for an earthquake or any other natural disaster.
• Develop a disaster plan for the family

• Ensure a cache of food supplies for the family for at least 3 days, more if possible

• Keep an emergency medical kit and other emergency items handy, stored in a safe location

• Keep extra prescriptions, eye glasses and other needed items in the emergency supplies

• Make plans for pets

• Shut-off the gas immediately after an earthquake, don't light a match first

While this list is certainly not comprehensive, it gives you some ideas of what you need to do in order to prepare.

Download an earthquake preparedness manual for your family by visiting www.CaliforniaEarthquakesToday.com [http://www.CaliforniaEarthquakesToday.com]. It comes complete with checklists, government recommendations for food supplies, emergency goods and ideas on how to make your home more earthquake-secure.

Get Prepped

Get Prepped was a free Kindle book when this post was written.

It is said that 'Survival is an Art'. This book: "Get Prepped" by Jacob Nelson takes that art, frames it, and hangs it where anyone can view it and understand it. With the many world changes that seem to frequently occur, both natural and political, the need for an updated survival book is real. In this book you will find useful information on how to build not only a 72-hour kit, but the accompanying survival kit or bug-out bag. This book also includes the ingredients to make your own Thieves' oil. When it comes to preparation and ultimate survival, there is no other book that covers it as well as Get Prepped!

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Common Terminology Used by Survivalists In Disaster Planning

Below are some basic terms that a person may come across when researching survival awareness and preparedness. Some of these words and others may appear from time to time in articles and other information sources commonly used by survival experts or self proclaimed 'preppers'.

Big One - see TEOTWAWKI. The "big one".

BOB - Bugout Bag. Used to store a supply of readily available supplies that you can grab at a moments notice if you need to leave your home in a hurry, as in right now!

Channelized Areas - In the case of an event where an entire city was to be evacuated, channelized areas are the most likely routes people would take; major roadways, railways, riverways, etc...

EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse. Capable of knocking out electronic equipment permanently.

Event - A catastrophe, big or small, that may require you to use some of the knowledge and supplies you have acquired through being a prepper. Green events last 1-10 days, yellow events last 10-90 days, and red events last 90 days to years in duration.

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency. A Federal Government organization that responds to disasters. It usually takes FEMA a minimum of 72 hours to respond to a disaster emergency with the very basic of supplies (water and rations).

FIFO - First In First Out. A method of organizing perishable goods.

Golden Horde - The anticipated large horde of refugees and looters that will pour out of metropolitan regions when things like food, water, and civil order start to become non-existent.

G.O.O.D. - Get out of Dodge. Abbreviated slang term that describes the need to get out of town in a hurry.

GPS - Global positioning system.

Grid Down - An extended period of time when the power system is not available. (1989 Quebec power outage - small solar storm struck earth, lasted only 12 hours but knocked out power in the entire province of Quebec).

MRE - Meals Ready to Eat. U.S. military rations.

Prepper - A person who plans for the worse, but hopes for the best.

Retreat - A privately owned property where you can go in case your home becomes unsafe to reside within. A retreat in most cases is someplace away from large cities where you can find safety and survive on the basics such as hunting, foraging and farming.

TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it. Basically this is an event that spells the end of world society, including a large drop in the world's population and a massive loss of technical skills/knowledge. The entire world will never be the same as it was.

Canning Collection, 5 Books In 1, Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry, Wild Game, Vegetables, Fruits, Pickles, Salsa

Canning Collection, 5 Books In 1, Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry, Wild Game, Vegetables, Fruits, Pickles, Salsa was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Hi, this is a collection of my canning books put together in one book. This is a special offer for these budget conscious times that is priced at $4.95 for the collection as they would individually cost a total of $15.95

1. Canning Vegetables, Step By Step Including Recipes

2. Canning Fruit and Fruit Spreads, Step By Step Including Recipes

3. Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry and Wild Game, Step By Step Including Recipes

4. Canning Pickles, Step By Step Including Recipes

5. Canning Salsa, Step By Step Including Recipes

I do hope you enjoy, Mary Beth

Food Storage Recipe - Cookie Dough No-Bake Cookies

COOKIE DOUGH NO BAKES:


NEED:

¼ cup butter creamed

 1/3 cup brown sugar. If you don't have brown sugar just use regular sugar.

1 cup of oatmeal

7 ounces of sweetened condensed milk

 ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.

 ½ cup of chocolate chips 

Shape the dough into one-inch round balls or use a cookie scoop. Place on wax paper and let set for about an hour. With a one-tablespoon sized scoop, you should get about 25 cookies.