Feeling Secure at Home-Preparing for Natural Disasters

We have experienced some weather extremes inhave developed Emergency Survival kits that are
the last year throughout many areas of themade for all natural and manmade disasters. They
country. There has been unprecedented droughtcontain items that are essential during an
while others have experienced flooding like theyemergency such as flashlights, emergency
have never faced before. Places like Sanblankets, rain ponchos, an emergency radio,
Francisco suffered from one of the hottestmanual can opener, an all purpose tool and many
summers on record while the south experiencedother necessities to handle almost any type of
extreme drought for several months. There wereemergency. Almost all are packaged for easy
numerous tornadoes throughout the midwesttransport with space left for storage of essential
over a two to three day period. While weatheritems like medication, bottled water, and copies of
extremes exist and will exist the weather seemsimportant documents that can be stored in the
to have affected all of us adversely to somewaterproof 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 protectneeded.
themselves, their family and their property whileThe other item every household should have at
many have not. Simple steps can be taken toleast one of, is a weather radio. They range in
help protect oneself prior to or duringprice from $30.00 to $150.00 depending on the
emergencies. All families should have ancomplexity one desires. They can be life savers
emergency plan and a disaster or emergency kitduring the night or during power outages due to
along with a supply of tow to three days oftheir battery backup ability.
water. Everyone should consider a weather alertThe bottom line is with the weather as strange
radio as necessary as a smoke alarm. Theseas it has been in the past couple of years
radios can alert you of impending disasters sucheveryone needs to become more aware of the
as tornadoes or floods along with many otherdangers 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. Companiesmuch as possible.