GenXTalkin Making a Plan - Shelter in Place and Evacution Planning GXT-EP05-01

YOUTUBE VIDEO
https://youtu.be/2XlOcaRnqp4
RESOURCES
- https://www.ready.gov/
- National Risk Index MAP
  -- https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map
- I’m Matt Damon
  -- https://youtu.be/gnPWJOJYVKc
- Bourne Identity Scene
  -- https://youtu.be/dsJiYWv3J00

Show Notes:
Hey there all you GenXers.  Great to be back again for an exciting show on Making Plans for Preparedness.  I’m Matt Marshall overall preparedness enthusiast… and I’m here to remind us all with preparedness comes comfort, with preparedness comes peace, something we could all use a bit more of…

With all that said,. Onto the show!  It is National Preparedness Month, and that mainly means we focus on two things, making a plan and creating a go bag. We’ve spent some time in a couple of past episodes talking about the different types of bags; edc, go-bag and bug out bags, and the get home safe bag. And for sure we’ll dig deeper into these in future episodes. 
For today we’re focusing on the other half, making a plan. 
I think one of the important concepts around making a plan is first to realize it’s never just one plan at all!  
Fire escape plan
Shelter In place plan
Evacuation route planning
Water collection plan
Communications plan
Financial plan
This I’m sure is one of the reasons it can take a while to make a plan - when you consider... all the plans. 

Planning to Shelter In Place
For Shelter in place I personally think, and I believe most preparedness-minded people walk this same path, that it’s important to first define what are your greatest threats.  If you know what you and your community are most at risk of encountering, then you can more easily prepare to combat them.
We review the types of threats:
- High Impact, High Frequency 
- High Impact, Low Frequency
- Low Impact, High Frequency
- Low Impact, Low Frequency

Planning to Evacuate or Get Out Quick
The government recommends having a Bugout, or Go Bag in the event you have to get away from home quickly.  And most preparedness minded organizations add onto this in saying, within 15 minutes, you should be ready to go with all you need for at least 72 hours, but supplies for one week is even better.  

As well, if you travel for work, get in the habit of doing this in hotels, airports and your temporary place of work.  Good to at least get a basic idea of layouts. 

Next, create a fire escape plan at home.  Also consider where your gathering points might be staged.  There should be two, one right outside the house (near a tree) and one should be slightly further away, like a neighbor's front porch.  
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Lastly, you should come to realize that preparedness does not stop at the end of National Preparedness Month...  Keep going, and remember that "practice makes PROGRESS!"
@genxtalkin

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared