How To Get Started Preparing for Disasters

I saw a question about this on Quora and it got me thinking, because there’s so much information out there and it can be overwhelming. Where to start? What’s the first step? Especially for someone starting cold.

Here’s what I’ve come up:

The first thing everyone should do is make sure they have the four basics we all need, regardless of where we live. You can get them for under $60 total:

2 cases of water per person

Basic first aid kit

Emergency Radio

Survival Manual

Then download free survival apps for your phone such as American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Choking and others as applicable.

Then conduct an Area Study. This is looking at yourself, those around you and your locale for assets and possible threats. This will determine how you prepare further, for your specific situation as we are all different. Here is a brief summary how…