Are We Prepared? Why Bother?

Did  you ever think to ask your local first respon­ders (fire, police, emergency manage­ment)  how prepared we are for natural disasters?

Is your local commu­nity suffi­ciently prepared to meet the needs of you and your neigh­bors when a disas­ter strikes? Do you know who is respon­si­ble, what resources they can access, and how quickly they can respond?

Have you, your family, or your business put into place the neces­sary plans to mitigate the effects of a disas­ter? How will you commu­ni­cate with each other?

Do you know what most experts suggest for criti­cal supplies in the event of an emergency?

How will you access and coordi­nate resources when all local infra­struc­ture (power, communications) is destroyed or unavailable?

Oh why bother!? (=complacency)