Don't learn family emergency planning by accident!
Dear Family Emergency Manager:
"Disasters are always personal. They're personal for the people who are left to wade through what's left of their belongings or to mourn those they've lost."
American Red Cross 2007 Annual Report
For many years, the American Red Cross -- along with the Department of Homeland Security -- has been telling everyone to write a family emergency plan. According to their definition, this type of plan requires you:
- Get a kit
- Make a plan
- Be informed
- Maintain and practice your plan
It sounds so simple. And, so quick. Only four bullet points!
There is a secret to making sure your family is prepared for any possible disaster whether you are a married couple... single person... rent... live with roommates or a partner... have pets... are a single parent... house multiple generations under one roof... have already reached millionaire status... have children... are paying on a mortgage... are living paycheck to paycheck... or any other configuration... you need a written family emergency plan!
Anyone Can Do This!
YOUR LIFE, Interrupted is designed so that every person -- no matter your level of expertise or experience with emergency planning -- no matter how much time you have -- no matter your economic situation -- believe it can't happen to you -- can write a comprehensive, customized family emergency plan because:
It goes beyond basic disasters. In the emergency planning industry, there are some 16 basic disasters. But, beyond the natural disasters and terrorism, there are many more day-to-day events which can wreak havoc on the life, property, and financial stability of your family. When you review the 46 events listed in YOUR LIFE, Interrupted, you will quickly understand the need to write your family emergency plan.
YOUR LIFE, Interrupted is designed to:
Have a simple focus. The book does not focus on every possible disaster that might happen. That approach would be overwhelming and never-ending. Instead, it focuses on the common element shared by every disaster. This one change in the approach to writing your plan makes sure you are covered for those expected and unexpected events.
Be uncomplicated. The process of writing a family emergency plan is not rocket science. The book handholds you through the steps of creating 14 action plans. Completing each action plan arms you with a checklist of the precise steps and resources you would take when responding to that specific type of result.
Accommodate low-tech or high-tech. In writing your family's plan, you will need to identify and record certain information to make your plan successful. YOUR LIFE, Interrupted provides flexibility by explaining to you the pros and cons of using either a low-tech (handwrite and/or paper copy) or a high-tech (digitized version) approach (you can also combine the two) to organize this information. You choose which works best for your family.
Offer alternate benefits. You might not yet be convinced you need to write a family emergency plan. In an effort to persuade you that you need to do this, YOUR LIFE, Interrupted points out alternate reasons for doing steps within the process. One step - double benefit!
Include test and maintenance calendars. Everyone's life situation changes year-over-year. An emergency plan that is not tested and not maintained quickly becomes worthless. YOUR LIFE, Interrupted provides you with a 12-month calendar where your maintenance and testing activities are laid out so they average only a few hours per month. You plan can be kept current without it becoming a chore.
With the publication of YOUR LIFE, Interrupted, there is only one reason left for not having a written family emergency plan: making sure you family is prepared to survive and recover from any disaster is just not a high enough priority at this time.
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Emergencies Never Take A Vacation!
All of us know that disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, and to anyone. Your life -- and that of every family member -- can be dramatically interrupted without notice. And, it does not have to be because of a large natural disaster or catastrophe. There are any number of daily occurrences that challenge you. An unexpected death of a family member in a car crash, the loss of your home from a fire, or a sudden loss of your job has just as much (negative) impact for your family as the impacts to the families who experienced Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City bombing, or the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
The key is being prepared before it happens.
So, what are you doing to get your family ready?
I can bet that at least since September 11, 2001 or during Hurricane Katrina, you thought about doing something to protect your family against just such an event. Just in case. But, you haven't done anything. Why not? You too busy? It's too unpleasant to think about? You don't know exactly what to do or where to begin? You think nothing will happen to you?
What's the bottom line if you don't do an emergency plan? You are taking a risk with your family. Specifically:
Risk #1. In a large scale emergency, without a written family emergency plan, you are, in essence, outsourcing your family's survival to the government. You will be reliant on the government's process to get you through. But, once they help you survive, it will still be up to you to recover your life.
Risk #2. In a small scale event that has a limited scope, you will get initial help from providers like your local police, fire, medical, and Red Cross staffs. But, again, they will all go home and it will be up to you to recover.
Once an event occurs -- large or small -- and initial help has gone home, you still have to do a plan to recover. You must come up with the steps your family needs to take next. No government agency can -- or will -- do that for you! You can choose to have a written plan prepared and ready. Or, you can wing it -- assuming you survive yourself.
It's your family. It's your choice.
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Here is just some of what is covered in YOUR LIFE, Interrupted:
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Learn the most common element present in every disaster. Page 8. |
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Review the list of 46 possible disasters to determine which can happen to you -- and which ones give you a warning before they happen. Page 20. |
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Learn the three instances when you will definitely need a family communicaitons plan. Page 37. |
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Create an action plan to evacuate your home for an oncoming natural event based on your desired timeline to be in a car and on the road with all the needed items. Page 49. |
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Opt for the best choice for your family to update their current family emergency plan. Page 237. |
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Decide if you want to build (or not build) a safe room in your house. Page 65. |
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Decide who should be included in your family emergency plan. Page 34. |
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Determine for your family what is -- and is not -- a critical document. Page 113. |
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Understand the benefits of including the entire family in the process of writing your emergency plan. Page 11. |
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Learn why you have to test only four scenarios to feel confident with your family emergency plan. Page 222. |
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Review the list of life changes that can dramatically alter an existing family emergency plan. Page 236. |
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After writing business emergency plans, records management plans, and involved with worldwide Y2K activities over the last 20 years, and then being on a cross-country airplane the morning of 9/11, I created and documented my own process for writing a family emergency plan. Why? When I went online to find any guidance on how to write a family emergency plan in 2001, I found multiple sources -- each with one or two pieces of a comprehensive plan. After hours of linking through hundreds of websites, I realized no one website included everything I needed. I also knew that most individuals did not have my experience in writing emergency plans, so I created and documented my process. With this book, you, too, can write your own customized family emergency plan that offers you and your family peace of mind.
The Blueprint You Can Follow To Get Your Family Ready!
YOUR LIFE, Interrupted is 259 pages that will take you step-by-step through the process. Here are some more of the highlights:
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Why having an I.C.E. (in case of emergency) contact on your mobile phone may not help you. Page 46. |
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Creating a signal to be used by your family members when trapped in your house in case of a fire. Page 56. |
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Understand how to create both a home version and wallet version of your communications plan and why both are needed. Page 38. |
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Discover why a written plan is critical during an emergency and why a written plan can also save you time throughout the year. Page 9. |
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Recognize why knowing how to turn off the utilities in your house can be critical. Page 69. |
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Find out how to create a comprehensive household inventory using low-tech and high-tech options. Page 168. |
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Learn why having a Will and insurance is woefully inadequate if your goal is to recover after the loss of a family member. Page 79. |
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What's The Cost?
YOUR LIFE, Itnerrupted is the guide I used to create and document my own family emergency plan. You, too, can use it to create your own family plan.
I want you to make this investment so I have priced the book at only $19.95. That's it. It's less than the cost of dinner for four at a local restaurant. And, if you spread the cost out over a year, it's only 5¢ a day! I think you would agree this is a fair price.
My goal for writing the book and pricing it so it is affordable, stems from my desire to get this tool into everyone's hands to they can be prepared. I know you have thought about doing something like this for your family especially when you watched the 24-hour coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Minneapolis bridge collapse, or 9/11. You, just like everyone else who was safe from harm, thought about what you would do if it were your life being interrupted. Don't just hope it won't happen to you. PLAN!
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100% Money Back Guarantee
Your one-time investment of $19.95 is fully protected by my 100% money-back guarantee. That's right. You can write a plan designed to make sure your family is ready to survive and recover from any situation for only $19.95. If you decide YOUR LIFE, Interrupted wasn't everything I said it would be -- and more -- you can return the book within 30 days of the purchase date for a full, prompt, and cheerful refund.
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