Posts with the category “preparedness”

The HF Preparedness Leadership Team has been diligently working over the past few months to provide you with information, reference and resource sites, training seminars, and workshop sessions to help...  Read More

When preparing for emergencies and disasters with children in mind, you’ll mostly store the same items you would for any adult in your house, with a few modifications (see below)....  Read More

Unfortunately, in many households’ preparedness efforts, first aid and medications are often overlooked and definitely underfunded. It’s probably the least glamorous of all the preparedness categories...  Read More

A great way to think of emergency preparedness is as a three-pronged approach: home, work, and travel, all of which will have some degree of overlap. This article will focus on the home and specifical...  Read More

With so many facets of Emergency Planning to consider, we sometimes overlook the aftermath. There is an initial rush of issues related to assessing an emergency and getting settled into the foreignnes...  Read More

You never know when an emergency might occur—and where you might be when it does. What happens if a disaster strikes when you and your family members are in different locations? How will you reach eac...  Read More

You may be familiar with the “Rule of 3s,” which reminds us that we can live: -3 weeks without food -3 days without water -3 minutes without air...  Read More

The next step is your longer-term food supply and storage. A three-month supply is a good benchmark to start from, and you can work your way up from there, based on your household’s needs and desired ...  Read More

This issue will address the topic of light and energy in an emergency.But First . . .Let’s take inventory of what we’ve covered so far:Week 1 - The importance of COMMUNITY https://harborviewfellowship...  Read More

A 72-hour emergency kit is the absolute minimum every household should have. Most people believe the government and first responders will be there to help them in a disaster, but that is not true. Fir...  Read More

This week’s theme is COMMUNITY. Though it may not be first and foremost on your mind as the “first step to emergency prep,” it really is! In the Scriptures, King Solomon shared this bit of life wisdo...  Read More