Disaster-proof, 7 Tips 21st Century PreparednessBecause Haiti was Horrible

By: Devin S. Standard

Preparedness Expert

Devinstandard@yahoo.com

Disasters Happen Every DayKnow your most likely threats

• Hurricane• Blizzard• Flood• Riot• Tsunami• Wildfire• Blackout• Pandemic• Bank failure• Terrorism

7 Disaster-Proofing Tips

1. Make A Plan

2. Real Protection

3. Plan to Evacuate

4. Cash is King

5. Food & Water

6. Light & Heat

7. Cowboy Up! Don’t count on FEMA

1. Make a PlanStay out of FEMA camps

• Know the threats• Family meet up plan• Family comms plan• Decide-Stay or Go?• Define Family Roles• Back Up Plan• Write down the plan• Discuss plan w/ family & key neighbors

2.Get Real Protection Decide to Survive

Get the following• Guns

– Shotgun– Rifle– Pistol

• Training• Tons o’Ammo• Practice• Lights • Fire extinguishers• Detectors• Sturdy belt knife• Bible/Torah

Common calibers ensure access to ammo

3.If you must, get out of Dodge72 hour Bug Out Bag for Each Team member

• Protection • Food & H2O• Shelter• Clothing• Hygiene• Light• Fire• Doc’s• Cash• Comm’s• Navigation• 1st Aid• Entertainment• Sturdy knife• Bolt cutters• Multi-tool• Sharpie• Notebook• Tacks

4. Cash is Kingin a land w/ no ATM’s

• Min $500, small bills

• Roll of quarters

• Bank box keys

• Roll of $ silver

• Gold coins

5. Food & Water3 Days, 3 Weeks

Hunkered Down• Plant a garden, orchard• Learn canning• A few extra cans/trip• Well, stream, pool or

pond• Unscented bleach or

iodine • Mt. House freeze dried,

or MRE’s• Water purification,

– Mt. Rsch– Big Berkey

• Hunting, fishing• Gas grill• Hot water heater 40G

Evacuation• Portable• Non-perishable• Hi-energy content• Cutlery optional• Moist• Vitamins• Mt. House, MRE’s• Canteen/Bottle• Purification

– Tablets– Pump, etc.

•Learn about nutrition, calories, vitamins, etc., & don’t cook when the hungry will smell it.

6.Light & HeatDominate the Darkness

Phys & psych benefit• Fuel plus:

– Generator– Lanterns– Fireplace– fire pit

• Batteries plus:– Flashlights – NVG, Thermal

• Candles & waterproof matches, lighters

• Flint & steel,• Hand warmers

Avoid attention• Black out cloth• Cardboard• Duct tape• Avoid powering up at night if

neighbors are blacked out.

7.Cowboy Up!

Refuse to be a VictimFight for family, friends and self

Thank You

Please carry on, be safe and fight for

Liberty in your lifetime!

Contact me if you have any questions.

Devinstandard@yahoo.com