| We have experienced some weather extremes in | | | | have developed Emergency Survival kits that are |
| the last year throughout many areas of the | | | | made for all natural and manmade disasters. They |
| country. There has been unprecedented drought | | | | contain items that are essential during an |
| while others have experienced flooding like they | | | | emergency such as flashlights, emergency |
| have never faced before. Places like San | | | | blankets, rain ponchos, an emergency radio, |
| Francisco suffered from one of the hottest | | | | manual can opener, an all purpose tool and many |
| summers on record while the south experienced | | | | other necessities to handle almost any type of |
| extreme drought for several months. There were | | | | emergency. Almost all are packaged for easy |
| numerous tornadoes throughout the midwest | | | | transport with space left for storage of essential |
| over a two to three day period. While weather | | | | items like medication, bottled water, and copies of |
| extremes exist and will exist the weather seems | | | | important documents that can be stored in the |
| to have affected all of us adversely to some | | | | waterproof document containers that are included |
| extent this year. | | | | in many kits. While these kits range in price from |
| With these weather extremes many people have | | | | $50.00 to $200.00 they are priceless when |
| taken notice and made preparations to protect | | | | needed. |
| themselves, their family and their property while | | | | The other item every household should have at |
| many have not. Simple steps can be taken to | | | | least one of, is a weather radio. They range in |
| help protect oneself prior to or during | | | | price from $30.00 to $150.00 depending on the |
| emergencies. All families should have an | | | | complexity one desires. They can be life savers |
| emergency plan and a disaster or emergency kit | | | | during the night or during power outages due to |
| along with a supply of tow to three days of | | | | their battery backup ability. |
| water. Everyone should consider a weather alert | | | | The bottom line is with the weather as strange |
| radio as necessary as a smoke alarm. These | | | | as it has been in the past couple of years |
| radios can alert you of impending disasters such | | | | everyone needs to become more aware of the |
| as tornadoes or floods along with many other | | | | dangers they can be faced with and take every |
| warnings. Many companies sell these products. | | | | available precaution to ensure their safety as |
| All families should have these products. Companies | | | | much as possible. |