Organize for Disaster

• Most people don’t like to think about a hurricane, tornado, fire, hazardous materials spill, or act of terrorism affecting their lives. Not thinking about such disasters doesn’t mean they won’t come. Organize for Disaster: Prepare Your Family and Your Home for any Natural or Unnatural Disaster by Judith Kolberg will help people plan for a possible catastrophe. The book is laid out in an easy-to-read format. Topics such as organizing documents, protecting house contents, evacuating, and communicating are divided into manageable sections. At the end of each chapter is a list of tasks in which children can participate. The appendices have helpful forms and checklists. Anecdotes and real-life situations make this comprehensive volume both interesting and a call-to-action.

Vital Records PortaVault

• The Vital Records PortaVault organizes important records and documents as a home filing system and assists in emergency disaster planning. Plus, with its ergonomic design, the Vital Records PortaVault acts as portable storage and eliminates time and frustration in locating vital documents in the event of an emergency.

Internet Resources for Disaster Preparation

·          Collectify Home Inventory  

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Eden Extension Disaster Education Network   

·          Fire Escape Systems    

·          Missing Pet Network    

·          Ready    

·          Red Cross Preparedness Information