Culture of Preparedness
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Survival...
Do-It-Yourself Dehydrated Meals
If you don't want to wait to get your food stores in, then a quick and easy way to ensure that your family will be fed in the coming food shortage is with freeze-dried foods. Mountain House Freeze-Dried Food
Pets are people, too. If you love your pets, make sure you have a first aid kit just for them.
Pet Emergency First Aid Kit - 44-Piece
Sometimes a simple bandaid is not enough to have in a first aid kit.
Softpack 299-Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit
The importance of water storage and purification cannot be stressed enough. Water Filters, Purifiers and Storage
A good emergency kit can make a world of difference in a disaster situation. Executive 72-hour Kit with Solar Upgrade
There's still time to make sure that your family has the supplies they need to survive the next disaster. Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak
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Americans need to take personal responsibility for their own survival!
Culture of PreparednessThe retired Lt. General pointed out that there is a “new normal” due to the number of disasters in recent history that have forced hundreds of thousands of American citizens to evacuate their homes. He also pointed out that disasters that were once considered exceptional are occurring much more frequently and becoming the norm rather than the exception to the rule. Despite this, most Americans still do nothing to be prepared.
Even with the recent rash of disasters in the United States in the last few years like 9/11, Katrina, the Florida and California wildfires and the unprecedented destructive power of recent tornadoes and storms, Americans still don’t prepare. According to Honoré there’s a “need to create a culture of preparedness” in the United States. He goes on to remind us that survival preparedness should be a common sense ingrained part of our lives. That this type of preparedness is part of our American spirit that starts at home and is not dependent upon various governmental resources. He suggests that each person’s survival of a disaster relates directly to where they were prior to the disaster striking. To insure a better chance of survival we should all get prepared before a disaster hits. He goes on to say that while the education system, private industry and communities need to change how they think about preparedness, the ultimate responsibility rests on each individual. This does require a change in our thinking and in how we spend our money, suggesting that instead of a tie for Father’s Day, we give Dad a weather radio. In this “new normal” it is up to us whether we choose to live in “fear and dependency” or to become responsible for our own survival by developing a culture of preparedness. Read the entire interview by CNN with retired Lt. General Honoré and learn more about why he believes in the need for a culture of preparedness. |
   
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