I blogged on Prepare in Time about the 8.9 Quake and tumultuous tsunami that hit Japan last night. What I want you to know is how to be Prepared where you live for a comparable event near you, so you can save your Life by being ready for such a natural disaster that could happen in the blink of an eye.

Preparedness is nothing new for us. We started our first Food Storage program about forty years ago when living in Wyoming. Then we prepared for more diverse situations when living in California, Colorado, and Washington. There’s always more to do to make sure that you have all of the bases covered, but you have to start somewhere.

We suggest that you make hay while the sun shines and go to the website by clicking on the Banner above to get your initial Preparedness supplies.

There’s food, water, first-aid and medical supplies, and secure shelter that also needs to be taken into consideration besides the basics like flashlights, crank radios, and emergency kits. We cover that at our Prepare in Time blog here:

Prepare in Time Blog

While you are getting your Preparedness supplies, so you won’t have to endure hardship while you wait for assistance to arrive; you will have the ‘peace of mind’ that comes with knowing that you have on hand exactly what you might need to get by with food and water and other basics for days or weeks until power and order is restored after this type of natural disaster. It comes with the territory.

Then when you take other factors into consideration, you can prepare for nuclear radiation exposure, fires, toxic fumes and gases, loss of power, lack of resources at the local level, and trauma care for medical needs. All of these things will vary in accordance with the area that you live in and the nature of the natural disaster. But you have to be ready for anything and everything…

Watch what happens or doesn’t happen in Japan over the next few days and weeks and months ahead of us. Rescue and relief efforts will take time to reach those who need help the most. Loss of life and injury with extraordinary stories will be told – some exceedingly sad and others that inspire the human spirit to survive in the worst of situations. Watch to see who helps who, who needs help, and who is stranded and left helpless to fend for themselves.

It’s important to learn from these events and this is the lesson for you. It’s time to be prepared, because an event of this proportion could happen near you at any time and you need to be ready to take care of yourselves. Even the Japanese people who are very well-prepared and trained for these events are trembling in their shoes right now. The magnitude of the quake and the resulting tsunami has made history!

You can get by with emergency supplies that will last you for two weeks, but you should plan for several months to be sure that the stores are restocked and the power comes back on after restoring extreme losses. These things take time. Water is probably the most important situation. Praying won’t cut it. Food is the next item on your Preparedness List. Wishing that you had stocked your pantries won’t cut it. You have to plan for all of your needs when store shelves are empty or under tons of steel, leaving you to your own devices.

It’s not enough to have dry beans and whole grains in your Food Storage. You have to have water to cook the beans and the grains with and fuel for the fire or stove. You have to know that you might have to prepare your meals without electricity. You have to have what you want in your home and office, stored properly, and enough to last you for a long time. Who knows how long it will take for help to arrive! You might be on your own for weeks or months on end…

The healthiest food in your Food Storage program are best. Organic and natural foods are going to keep your energy levels high as well as giving you the strength and health you require under stress and extreme demands upon your body and mental state. You have to realize that you are the only person who cares more about your own well-being than anyone else, so you have to act accordingly to take measures to supply your home and office for these natural disasters. Who else will care as much? Governments and agencies will try their best, but it may not be enough for you. So plan to be on your own! That’s the message that Japan sends out to everyone in the world today…

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