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AARPTeri
Community Manager
August 25, 2020

What are your emergency plans?

  • August 25, 2020
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September is National Preparedness month. Created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2004, it serves as a reminder that we all must take an active role to prepare for the types of disasters and emergencies that could affect us where we live, work and visit.  Our Rewards Connect page (https://www.aarp.org/rewards/connect/) has some great Q&A with a FEMA expert.

 

Do you have a plan in place? Have you a ready-packed “go-bag” or emergency kit? What’s your communication plan? Share your tips or ask questions of others here!

 

Here is an additional great article on how to prepare for fire, hurricanes and other emergencies.

 

Not sure where to start when packing an emergency kit? Check out this list of essential items in the time of Covid-19.

29 replies

Contributor ⭐⭐
September 12, 2020

no, i am not prepared. mentally i am ready for whatever life throws me but i am a trusting soul. life is not what they show in the movies. Something like the day after will never happen. i hope & trust the stores will remain open & i would have the resources to cope with whatever comes my way!

Contributor ⭐
September 16, 2020

I think that you are more ready than you think. 😀

Contributor ⭐
September 12, 2020

I live alone on the second-floor.I keep an old flip-phone charged at the bottom of the stairs.

Also, unless you're tankless, your hot water heater holds at least forty gallons of drinking- water. The spigot at the bottom is how to get it out. Note; if your tank is old, there may be some sediment at the bottom of your tank. Use cheese-cloth or a nylon stocking to filter it.

Contributor ⭐
September 11, 2020

We are fortunate enough to own an RV which is like a 2nd home. It has everything we need to survive plus it is mobile and we have extra clothes, food, dishes, emergency kits and more. Even fun things like games and an inflatable kayak.

This makes it feel like if we are faced with any evacuation, we can get up and go and even perhaps enjoy ourselves! 

Life is like a full time survivor game as we age! 

Sometimes a different perception helps a great deal.

Who knows, maybe it becomes a last minute impromptu visit of our Grandkids or friends who moved out of the area?

Also with the RV we are "dog ready". He has a cabinet full of food and dog needs, including shoes if it is hot or cold outside.

We are truly prepared for anything! 

oh and do not forget the walkie talkies. or just use a cell phone I guess? But these came in handy for us from time to time!

 

Contributor ⭐
September 8, 2020

I keep a blanket, water and an extra pair of hiking boots in my car ever since we had a bad ice/snow storm some years ago and everyone got stuck overnight in their cars coming home from work. I could use a better kit. In case there is an emergency and we can't get through to each other by phone, my family and I are meeting at my sister's beach house an hour away.

 

I'll be interested to see what others have planned!  Any "preppers" out there?

Contributor ⭐
September 9, 2020

I need an emergency plan for a person who doesn't own a car and a new plan for bag-n-pack.