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In today’s environment, there are many events, both natural and man-made, that are possible. We all must become aware of these events and begin now to prepare our family for them. We have time now to prepare, but unfortunately, we may not have time after the event occurs. This article will briefly identify some the events that may happen and how to be ready for them.

* Totally unexpected events such as families or groups becoming lost on hiking trips.
* Being trapped inside a stranded or disabled car away from well-traveled areas.
* Storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, or tornadoes.
* Economic collapse.
* Hostile invasion.
* Complete loss of out electrical grid and therefore loss of everything including the use of all or some of our electrical and communications equipment.
* Other disasters, a life-changing disaster can happen at any time.

These events can be for a short time or last for days, weeks or even months. Life as we know it could drastically be changed and can become a serious survival event for us and our families.

Plan ahead, begin preparing today, is one of the most important things that families can do. First prepare by admitting to yourself and your family that events can happen and that the need to prepare is a priority. Today time is on our side, in an emergency event resources may become nonexistent in a matter of hours. For example, groceries shelves could become bare in a very short time,

Next, begin educating ourselves as to what are the minimum survival tools, survival skills, food, medical supplies and other necessities that we will need to stay alive and exist. There are countless educational books, survival courses and articles available to help us plan for what supplies and skills we will need to have a better chance of survival.

Having disaster survival gear where you can access it in a hurry can be the difference between surviving and becoming a victim of the disaster. Don’t let the list of necessary gear overwhelm you, instead develop a family plan and begin to purchase the most basic of these items. We must begin somewhere, for most of us it will take time. Time is important as we cannot know when an event will happen. Prepare to survive at school, office, home or in your car in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. In any of these situations, we must start now to be prepared.

Each family member must know their own responsibility in case of an emergency and be comfortable with it, this helps to prevent panic, Develop a plan and most of all practice on what to do in an emergency and have drills often.

You may have to suddenly abandon your home, do you know where you will go? Knowledge is power and there are times when we will need to rely mostly on ourselves. Wilderness survival could be the only way to get by. When in the wilderness our survival skills and abilities will be tested. Many of the early settlers survived in the wilderness and so can we is we prepare.

In summary, these are the steps to begin this important task;
*Admit there is a need
*Educate yourself and family
*Develop a comprehensive plan
*Begin to assemble the items needed to survive remembering that today, time is on our side
*Practice and drill