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1. Prepare an financial emergency fund
a) save $5/day or a total of $150/month
b) save a total of $450 for three whole months
c) save a total of $900 for half a year/for six whole months
d) save a total of $1350 for three-quarters of a year/for nine whole months
e) save a total of $1800 for an entire year/for twelve whole months
f) save another $5/day or a total of $150/month
g) save up to $2000 and put it into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) account
h) REPEAT step a) and deposit into same CD account
i) REPEAT step b) and deposit into same CD account
j) REPEAT step c) and deposit into same CD account
k) REPEAT step d) and deposit into same CD account
l) REPEAT step e) and deposit into same CD account
m) REPEAT steps a-e and continue to deposit into same CD account
n) see if you can repeat these steps until you have reached 5 years
2. Prepare a 72-hour (3 days) personal emergency kit
a) create a First-Aid kit: cloth bandages, assorted sizes of self-stick band-aids, gauze tape, cold-packs, tweezers, disposable blade, scissors, sterile cloths, sanitizing soap
b) save a total of 3 gallons of water (1 gallon/day per person)* ROTATE every 3 years
c) prepare and pack clothing in a plastic/water-proof bag: 3 of everything for undergarments, 3 permeable t-shirts and pants, 1 canvas pants, 1 permeable shorts (like basketball shorts), 1 light water-proof jacket with a hood, 1 heavy sweater with a hood, 1 pair of water-proof gloves, 1 scarf, 2 pairs of cotton socks, 1 pair of heavy duty socks, 1 pair of light weight slippers/thong slippers, 1 pair of heavy duty shoes/boots (Timberland or hiking shoes), 1 hat/beanie, 1 ear-plugs or ear muffs
d) collect and stock canned foods for 3 days worth: canned fruits (peaches, pineapples, oranges), canned vegetables (corn, green beans, beets, tomatoes, beans), canned meats (tuna, chicken, beef/corned beef), 5 lb. brown rice, 5 lb. granulated sugar, 5 lb. all-purpose baking flour, 5 lb. steel-cut oats, 1 family size salt, spices
3. Prepare a week’s worth personal emergency kit
a) have a complete First-Aid kit (read above number 2)
b) save a total of 7 gallons of water (1 gallon/day per person)* ROTATE every 3 years
c) prepare and pack clothing in a plastic/water-proof bag (read above number 2)
d) collect and stock canned foods for 7 days worth (read above number 2)
4. Prepare a month’s worth of emergency food essentials:
20 lb rice, 50 lb. all-purpose flour, 10 lb. dry beans (lentils, kidney beans, black beans), 20 lb. granulated sugar, 30 gallons of water (per person), 24 oz. honey (jar), 1 month pack (30-packets) of Kool-Aid or powered drink mix, powdered/milled spices (salt, pepper, onion, garlic, lemon-pepper, thyme, rosemary, cumin, etc.)
5. Prepare a personal emergency route plan:
Plan emergency escape route in your residence.
Have at least 2 safety exits and a specific meeting place outside the residence that the entire family is aware to meet (ie: light pole near the neighbor’s house).
Plan emergency meeting place if everyone is not at home (ie: a flood occurs and closes main roads that lead to the residence, so everyone automatically knows to meet at Park A and if Park A is inaccessible, then Park B is the next alternative).
Sometimes the cell phone towers will be done or heavily congested of airway traffic, so the best alternative is to have an outside the county or state main person as emergency contact to be able to reassure each family member in an emergency to confirm everyone’s whereabouts (ie: Grandma lives out of state or county and everyone in the current emergency calls Grandma and she keeps track of each family members’ whereabouts who are in an emergency disaster and can confirm to other family members of the safety or whereabouts of other family members.
AFTER the emergency has been maintained or safe to leave the safety area, FIND ONE ANOTHER using the assistance of the EMERGENCY OUT OF COUNTY OR STATE MAIN CONTACT PERSON to reassure and confirm other family members’ whereabouts. ALSO–if there is connection using telephone, call and confirm with that specific loved one(s) and follow up the next set of plans (where to meet up if it’s Location A, B, etc) AS LONG AS YOU WILL BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY SAFE, then continue to proceed as planned.
6. Prepare parents’ emergency medical plan:
Prepare all medical paperwork and have all necessary notarized alongside any insurances. Have a copy of their current medications as well as the list of current medical physicians and medical agencies that are included in their insurance.
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