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My husband and I were recently discussing natural diseasters and emergency preparedness and both of us realized that we really are not prepared for a real emergency.

Do you have a plan? Are you and your family prepared? If not, it’s time to get prepared!

While surfing the interenet today for more information on this topic, I found a great web site that I would like to pass along to our blog readers. This web site has a FREE printable emergency preparedness checklist that you can print out and put into action NOW before a real disaster happens.

You can also purchase items that you and your family may need from this same web site (we are not affiliated with this site in any way).

The site is called Preparedness.com and I really think you should check it out. It is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to a real emergency.

Shelly

When it comes to nasty winter weather, are you and your family prepared? The time to think about preparedness is before the winter storm hits which for me…is at the beginning of the winter weather season.

Here are 10 wintertime snow emergency tips that I think you will find useful the next time you are preparing for a winter snow storm.

1. Have emergency supplies readily available at home. These supplies should include plenty of food (including items that don’t need to be cooked, incase you lose power), several gallons of bottled water and juice, batteries for flashlights, battery operated emergency weather radio, cell phone and a back up plan in place in case of an emergency.

2. Carry a small bag of salt or kitty litter in your automobile trunk…it will help with traction if you get stuck.

3. Carry a box of emergency supplies in the trunk of your car, such as: blankets, flares, bottled water, first aid kit, jumper cables, battery powered radio, snacks, etc.

4. If possible, bring all domestic pets indoors…if it’s too cold outside for you, it is too cold outside for them.

5. If you have to go out in cold snowy weather, dress in warm insulating layers. You want to make sure you keep your feet, hands and head protected from cold temperatures and frost bite.

6. Pre-treat your sidewalks and driveways with salt or chemical mixtures before the storm hits. Once the storm arrives, treat them again.

7. If you live in a dwelling that has a ‘fragile’ roof such as a mobile home or travel trailer, you will need to periodically go out and remove snow from your roof. If you let it pile up, you risk roof damage and cave-in.

8. When it snows…keep up on your shoveling. Go out every 2-3 hours and remove the fresh layer of snow. Don’t let it pile up to where it becomes heavy and unmanageable.

9. Shovel out all fire hydrants in your neighborhood so that emergency crews can easily find them and access them quickly.

10. If you don’t need to travel, then don’t! By going out to do things that can wait to another time, you are risking your life and those who travel with you.

When it comes to surviving bad winter weather and doing so in comfort and warmth, it is all about being prepared ahead of time and knowing what to do once the bad weather has arrived.

~ Keep Safe and Be Warm ~

Shelly