Making a plan for what you’ll do if disaster strikes, is just another way of caring for your family. It’s the same principle as getting a shot to prevent pneumonia or any other disease. We don’t think that we’ll actually get that disease, but we still get the inoculation to prevent it if we can or at least make it easier to survive. That’s the same reason you should spend a little time designing a plan for your family’s survival in the event of an emergency.

Making a plan isn’t all that difficult either. Ready.gov provides you with an outline so you know the basic things you should be looking at, the areas you’d most likely need to put some thought into to increase your chances of survival. Does a plan guarantee survival? No, of course not. But it will certainly increase your chances of making it through.

We don’t like to think that disaster might befall us, but earthquakes, high winds, tornados, hurricanes, fires, etc. all can change your life in a blink. A little advanced preparation will make it so much easier to cope. It’s worth it!