Basic Preparedness Strategy
This is the document that I used for a recent podcast about a forming basic preparedness strategy. It was taken from a correspondence that I had with a friend of mine, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It’s only one example of how to go about creating a strategy for getting better prepared. Adjust and modify for your needs.
Start with the current analysis of what you feel is the most likely situations or events that threaten your well being and safety (see previous podcast on Threat Analysis ). This Threat Analysis covers those circumstances and events that we need to make sure that we can cope with; either through physical preparation, mental preparation, or both.
Brief note on the threat analysis. It was mentioned before, but I want to say it again, just in case I failed to properly explain it before. The Threat Analysis is just a thinking tool to get you started. There is little to be gained by making up a separate plan for each threat that you identify, as most situations have a common denominator that you need to provide for. Things like food, water, shelter, warmth, safety, defense, etc. are needed in most situations that last longer than a few hours. But there are some threats that have special conditions that you’ll need to address, and that’s where listing the threats comes into play. Go over the list and check to make sure that you can handle anything that isn’t covered by the basics. For example, radiation or a cloud of toxic chemicals. You can be exposed to both either by accident or design, but you should be prepared to handle them. The Threat Analysis list is exactly what you use to identify these sort of things.
Okay, onto a basic preparedness strategy. (more…)
