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It's been noted that, I am a list kind of guy

So here is my disaster list...



9/11 covered around 10 blocks
Katrina wind and storm surge damage covered an area the size of great britton
but FLOODS covered most of a major American city.
1.8 Million folks were displaced because of the flooding.
In the US we have had much practice with wind and storm surge damage.
We have never had a displacement of this many folks.


The next disaster of this size may not occur for a generation and may never occur where you are. but...


Here are some ideas.

If you have had water near your property line
Put an Ax in the atic.

If there has ever been storm surge damage in your area
don't have anything at the place that you can't afford to loose.
Leave before the storm hits. Every time. Don't wait until the last minute.

The next disaster probably won't be by flood. Don't put all your plans in that basket. Plan for other posibilities as well.

Other possibilities:
Deadly Super Bug
Crop dusted "bad stuff"
Suitcase Nuke
Dirty Bomb
something else


Have you figured out what you will do with your pets?
What is your plan if the situation is so bad they send trucks to rescue you and won't take you pets?


In case you plan to shelter in place.
Is there enough food and water at the house for your family?
24 hours
72 hours
1 week
1 month
1 year

Can (or will) your family eat the food you have stockpiled?


In case you plan to leave.
Some familys set up a backpack for each member of the family. Just in case they need to leave quickly. What goes in the pack? Food and water for a couple of days. CASH and change, extra credit card? photo copy of your ID? Family Phone List Ammo, etc. Change of clothes in a water proof pouch. Small first aid kit. A supply of any perscription drugs.

Do your vehicles have enough gas?
Are they ready to travel?


How will you hook back up with your family if seperated?
(In case of fire, you need a plan to meet in a specific location, so no one dies trying to rescue someone that's already out of the house.)
In case of disaster, do you have friends or family WAY out of town, that can help you hook back up?
What about a shooting buddy from another state?

Cell phones don't work in disasters.

"The Government" isn't going to save you in the first couple of days.


Even if the disaster doesn't hit your area, you may end up with displaced people as neighbors.