William Thorson

Just another survivalist wannabe

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The Basic Principles of Planning for a Catastrophe

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All of us have probably experienced a natural calamity such as a fire, a hurricane, earthquake or flood at one time or another. How horrible it is to find out from the press that so much properties and assets and people are lost in consequence of these dilemmas. A primary reason why there are so much casualties is because individuals don’t prepare for it. It’s extremely important to prepare for a calamity if you’d like to protect and save your family and properties.

Emergency preparedness is part of the government’s job and also every family’s responsibility. What are the things which your household can do in an effort to prepare for a disaster? Find on the next paragraphs an ordered list of to dos to help your household prepare for an emergency before it takes place.

Protecting Critical Documents

Prior to any disaster ever happens, you would prefer to secure all your important docs...

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EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT - Who do you call first?

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Before you pick up the phone, consider whether your home needs a retrofit at all.

Here are some indicators that a retrofit is probably necessary:

Homes built before the mid 1980’s often lack design elements that could make them earthquake damage resistant.

Homes built before World War II may not even be bolted to the foundation or the bolts may be too small and too few.

A quake could slide such a house right off its foundation.

An unreinforced garage with living space above is another danger sign.

That big garage door opening needs to be reinforced either by a steel frame of by strengthening the walls on either side or it can collapse in a shaker like a house of cards.

An unreinforced stone or masonry building definitely needs to be looked at. Unreinforced masonry construction is highly susceptible to earthquake damage. More info here

These are some of the more obvious...

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