Why It’s Important to Have a Family Survival Plan

You reach up to turn on the lights in the cold room, but they don’t come on. From under the covers you walk to the shower only to discover there is no water. Beyond the noise of wind and rain there are sounds of panic in the streets outside.You look through the glass to see cars speeding down the street past people loaded with all manner of baggage. Your mind races as reality sinks in, but you don’t panic. Why, because you prepared for this moment long ago, with your family survival plan. The first rule of order is to locate your family and figure out as much as you can about what is happening outside.

While most of us don’t look forward to such a scenario, deep inside we have a sneaking suspicion that the possibility of just such a thing is an increasing likelihood. Even so, when we consider planning emergency survival strategies, the most overlooked factor tends to be the weather. It is unlikely that the sky outside will be clear with a hint of warm breezes when disaster or catastrophe strikes. The following information should help you develop a survival plan for you and your family, but in each step, consider the ramifications of the varying weather environments you will need to survive in.

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