TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #1

As promised a couple of weeks ago, here is our first emergency to practice is this:

“A train derailment caused hazardous material to spill into your local water source and it is contaminated.  You are unable to use the water from your faucet.”

If you’re up to the spirit of the original challenge, take the opportunity to live this scenario over the next 24 hours. 

If that seems too overwhelming, gather your family and thoroughly discuss the scenario and determine the best way to handle that kind of event in your household.  Even though you may not have gone through the motions, you will still have improved your family’s readiness through awareness and planning.

Consider what you would have to do to ensure you can continue to drink, cook, bathe, do laundry, water your lawn and garden, etc.  Which activities would you have to make other arrangements for?  What can you handle on your own?

Be sure to include your whole family in this activity and discussion.

At the end of the week, I’ll post some of the findings I’ve heard from other participants and you can share what your family learned from this exercise.

And, …. GO!