Survival Preparedness Everywhere

Survival preparedness is a topic that applies to everyone no matter where you live. Many think that their location is immune to disaster or that there is a very low probably of a disaster situation. The fundamental idea of survival preparedness is that you cannot predict with accuracy when or where an emergency will happen.

Survival preparedness provides you with peace of mind knowing that no matter what the emergency is or when or where it occurs you are prepared and can survive.

All areas of the world are vulnerable to some form of disaster and therefore require survival preparedness. Below is a list of potential disasters that you can analyze and decide if you are at risk in the area where you live-


• Drought
• Civil Unrest
• Chemical
• Dam Failure
• Earthquake
• Fire/Wildfire
• Gas Leaks
• War
• Flood
• Famine
• Hazardous Material
• Heat
• Hurricane
• Landslide/Mudslide
• Industrial/Work Accidents
• Economic Depression
• Nuclear Power Plant Emergency
• Terrorism
• Disease
• Thunderstorm
• Car Accidents/Lost or Stranded
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Volcano
• Winter Storm

Many resources are available online that can provide you with disaster information for your particular area so you may customize survival preparedness according to the potential emergencies that are more probable for your area. Maps and specific disaster information are provided at fema.gov along with other useful information to achieve survival preparedness. You cannot trust that your area is secure enough that you do not need survival preparedness.