September 20, 2005

Preparedness for everything

If you're prepared for one disaster, you're pretty much prepared for all of them.

If Katrina didn't motivate you to assemble your personal disaster kit and supplies to get you through 3-7 days of a natural disaster, consider two other distinct possibilities on the horizon.

avian flu
The World Health Organization said last week that the world has a slim chance to stop an avian flu pandemic that may kill millions because the potentially catastrophic infection may not be detected until it has already spread to several countries.

terrorist chemical attack
Al Qaeda is actively creating and using chemical weapons. Fortunately, two of its planned chemical attacks against France and Britain and against Jordan were thwarted. Last week in Iraq, a house filled with chemicals and rigged for demolition was found by U.S. troops. Bill Roggio has the details in Chemical games.

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Posted by Jill Fallon at September 20, 2005 03:10 PM | Permalink
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We're also encouraging folks to keep a copy of general medical information with them at all times. The Keep It With You personal medical information form is available at one of our Web sites, www.mhacares.com. The hurricane taught us that when you have to leave quickly, you sometimes don't remember what that little blue pill you needed to take every day was called!

Posted by: Shawn Lea at September 20, 2005 12:06 PM

I still have my y2k generator. It came in really handy for my son's Eagle Scout project. Does that count for being prepared?

Posted by: Wayne M at September 20, 2005 01:36 PM

Actually, being prepared for a pandemic is differenat than a flood. A pandemic may require 6 mos of food to allow living (isolated without leaving) in one's home until the danger is passed, while a flood is a shorter term disaster with loss of power and water.

Posted by: mcs at October 12, 2005 10:36 AM