What should I know about the short-term stockpile? The effort you put into preparing emergency food pays off when you have to evacuate. Your stockpile determines to what extent you can keep your normal life after a disaster. But actually, the short-term stockpile will really only work if your home survives after a disaster, and […]
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What is the short-term emergency stockpile? “I thought emergency stockpiles were all the same…” “Short-term is how short? “I prepared emergency food to last a few days. Is that enough?” Have you ever checked how much time your government needs to send relief supplies to a disaster area? It varies of course, but
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How to contact your family in an emergency? “I don’t know whether or not my kids can find their way back home… or even if they know our home address…” “I always pick up and drop off my kids by car. I don’t think they know the way home.” “My parents’ house is far
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Do you think you can meet up with your family, smoothly, in an emergency? “It’s OK! We have cellphones. We will use them.” “Our school does drills constantly, so I’ll just pick up my kids when we have a real emergency.” “My parents’ house has a phone landline phone, but they don’t have a
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