Perhaps the most important thing to bring with you: a “go bag” full of emergency supplies.
Go bags exist to save you from having to run around and gather items when a threatening situation is imminent.
The contents of a family’s go bag could mean the difference between life or death, depending on how bad a situation becomes, according to Jonathan Sury, senior staff associate at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, or NCDP, at Columbia Climate School.
Your must-havesMost of the items disaster preparedness experts suggest you include in a go bag are things you can find around your house.
Just because someone puts together a “go bag” does not mean that person is prepared, Montano warned.
Persons:
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