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BIOGRAPHY: Debbie (Painter) Becker was born in 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated in 1975. She married Jim Plucker that same year and has two sons, Scott and Robert from that marriage. She moved to South Dakota in 1979. Her marriage ended in 1993. In 1995 she married Richard Jorgensen in Sioux Falls unfortunately he died of cancer in 2003. She has two brothers, a niece and a nephew in Oklahoma.  Scott died April 2019.

Debbie Becker: She met Red in a homecoming parade in Sept. 2003, They fell in love and married in August 2004. She has two adults sons and three granddaughters. She loves Lucille Ball, NCIS, CSI, USA Network, Lifetime, game shows and Sprint Cup but especially her hubby, sons and granddaughters.

                                      BIOGRAPHY: Reverend Larry J. Williams: Born and raised in the Midwest State of Kansas. Hometown is Junction City, KS, home of the “Big Red One-1st Infantry Division”. Attended schools in Junction City, KS, after graduating High School he entered the United States Air Force at the end of the Vietnam era. Honorably discharged under medical conditions at McGuire AFB, and for over 30 years he fought for his disability rating at the VA. He finally received his compensation at the Sioux Falls Regional Office and Medical Center, thanks to the work of the Compensation Office and the Disabled American Veterans.

                                      He accepted his calling into the Ministry in 1982, entered training as a CNA, CMA, HHA, and LPN from 1988 to 1996. He continued to work in the Human Services Field as a Alcohol and Drug Counselor from 1997 to 2010. He says: “I’m not perfect, buy I try my best to help others and encourage them, but I isolate due to my actions that get me into disagreements, so I only go out when necessary, because of my diagnosis of PTSD, and I can’t afford not to be depressed.”

Red says back: “I’m glad I met you in the two groups at SFVAMC and your name is Larry and you have PTSD and depression. Keep the Faith.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 Biographies

5 Table of Contents

8 FVN Triple Mission Statement and History of FVN (shortened)

10 CHAPTER ONE–Introduction to “Ins and Outs”;

13 Lesson Zero–This process accepts them all

13 Lesson One–What are the “Ins and Outs” of Life?

14 Lesson Two-What is “normal”

15 Lesson Three–Hats

15 Lesson Four–The Shelf and its boxes

17 Lesson Five–Emotions–raw or otherwise

18 Lesson Six–Weighing the cost of choice

19 Lesson Seven–Filters–by Deb Becker

21 Lesson Eight–“Deb’s Cleaning Closet”–by Deb Becker

23 CHAPTER TWO–Challenging “Ins and Outs”

23 Lesson Nine–Return of the Boxes: TWELVE STEPS TO PROCESS THE BOXES

23 STEP ONE–Do you Own It?

23 STEP TWO–Don’t be Judgmental of Others

24 STEP THREE–Don’t Make Assumptions

25 STEP FOUR–Always be Encouraging

25 STEP FIVE–Learn how to Accept the Situation and Learn Serenity

26 STEP SIX–Let it Go

26 STEP SEVEN–Spirituality, Faith and Prayer

27 STEP EIGHT–Get Thee Grateful

27 STEP NINE–Forgive Others

28 STEP TEN–Have Balance in Your Life

30 STEP ELEVEN–Be the Better Person

31 STEP TWELVE–Pay it Forward or do a Random Act of Kindness

32 Lesson Ten–Adaptation

32 Lesson Eleven–Simplicity KIS

34 CHAPTER THREE–Social Skills

34 BASICS TO SOCIAL SKILLS

36 Lesson 12–How and When to Make Apologies to Others

37 Lesson 13–How to Make Requests

38 Lesson 14–How to Express Positive Feelings

38 Lesson 15–How to Express Angry and Unpleasant Feelings

40 Lesson 16–How to Start a Conversation with a New Person

40 Lesson 17–How to Maintain a Conversation by Asking Questions

40 Lesson 18--More on Questions and How to Agree to Disagree

40 Lesson 19--How to be Friendly and You Should also be Nice

43 Lesson 20--How to Make Requests Properly

43 Lesson 21--How to Make Complaints

44 Lesson 22–How to Maintain Positive Attitude

44 Lesson 23-How to use Validation and Respect

45 Lesson 24–How to use Manners and Politeness

45 Lesson 25–How to use Etiquette

47 Lesson 26–Paying it Forward

47 Lesson 27–Balance, Clarity, Distractions and Joy

51 Lesson 28–Be an “Element of Change”, show the way

51 Lesson 29–What are Ethics and how to use them

52 Lesson 30–The Golden Rule

54 CHAPTER FOUR–Spirituality–Reverend Larry Williams

54 Lesson 31-Spirituality 101: Spirituality, Faith and Prayer

55 Lesson 32-Spirituality 201: What is Spirituality as it relates to Mental Health

58 Lesson 33-Spirituality 301: Religious Basics

60 Lesson 34-Spirituality 401: Christian Primer

61 Lesson 35-Spirituality 501: Advanced Faith

62 Lesson 36-Spirituality 601: Advanced Prayer

65 CHAPTER FIVE–Conquering “Ins and Outs”

65 Lesson 37-Summary to Challenging “Life’s Ins and Outs”

66 Lesson 38-Processing and Modes

69 Lesson 39-Crisis Mode and Cascading

71 Lesson 40-Going Nuclear

72 Lesson 41-Picking up the Pieces

73 Lesson 42-Reassessing Yourself (Picking up the Pieces)

73 Lesson 43-Rebooting Yourself

73 Lesson 44-You done did good; I’m proud of you!

74 Lesson 45-Making Goals

75 Lesson 46-Anger Management

77 CHAPTER SIX–Introduction to Organizing and Blank Forms On various Blogspot pages.

78 Lesson 47-Inventory Record of Assets

78 Lesson 48-Safeguarding Important Documents

81 Lesson 49-Being Able to Organize

81 Lesson 50-Simple Tools to Organize Your Life

82 Lesson 51-Think Green

83 Lesson 52-Making a Monthly or a Pay Period Budget

85 Lesson 53-Making a Menu and Shopping List

87 Lesson 54-Using a Petty Cash Budget

89 Lesson 55-Vehicle Inspection Checklist

90 Lesson 56-Vehicle Maintenance and Parts Levels

90 Lesson 57-Food Stability and Safety

93 CHAPTER SEVEN–Common Sense

93 Lesson 58-Common Sense 101–Do You Have It?

93 Lesson 59-Why People Don’t Have Common Sense

95 Lesson 60-How to Redevelop Common Sense

95 Lesson 61-Baggage-And Who is that Driving Your Bus?

96 Lesson 62-Problems that Hinder Common Sense

97 Lesson 63-FVN’s New Power Sentence: “Stop the Stigma”

97 Lesson 64-Spirituality, Faith and Prayer

97 Lesson 65-FUBAR, SNAFU and Charlie Foxtrot

97 Lesson 66-I Know that You can Do It

98 Lesson 67-Web Sites

99 CHAPTER EIGHT–CPR and First Aid

99 Lesson 68-CPR

99 Lesson 69-First Aid

102 Lesson 70-Health Issues

104 CHAPTER NINE–Home Safety and Counter Crime

107 Lesson 71-Household Safety

107 Lesson 72-Utilities Safety and Evacuations

107 Lesson 73-Fire Safety and Preventions

108 Lesson 74-Burglar Proofing

109 Lesson 75-Other Crime and Assisting the Police

109 Lesson 7 6-Car Jacking

111 CHAPTER TEN–Reservist and Veterans Issues

111 Lesson 77-How Many Key Employees and other Employees are in the Guards or Reserves?

112 Lesson 78-Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance

112 Lesson 79-Department of Defense Casualty System

113 Lesson 80-Home Front and Rear Echelon Units

113 Lesson 81-To My Fellow Servicemen and Women: A Great Thanks...

114 Lesson 82-Government and Peer to Peer Web Sites

115 Lesson 83-Now that You are at Home

117 Lesson 84-Periods of Wartime Service

120 Lesson 85-VA Documents Needed, Basic Eligibility, Enrollment and Priority Groups

122 Lesson 86-New VA Five Year Care

123 Lesson 87-New Post 9/11 GI Bill Education

123 Lesson 88-U.S. Branches and Components

124 Lesson 89-Various Armed Forces Medals

125 Lesson 90-U.S. Armed Forces Operations and Casualties

135 CHAPTER ELEVEN—Pre-Disaster Planning

136 Lesson 91-Ready Kits in Your Vehicles

139 Lesson 92-Safeguarding Important Documents

142 Lesson 93-Ready Bags and Boxes for your Home

145 Lesson 94-Risk Assessment

145 Lesson 95-Scenario Planning

148 Lesson 96-Pets, Farm and Working Animals for Evacuations

148 Lesson 97-Helping our Seasoned Citizens or other Housebound Persons

148 Lesson 98-Helping those Who Have Special Needs or that are Disabled

149 Lesson 99-Further Evacuation Plans and Procedures

149 Lesson 100-Fire Evacuations

152 Lesson 101-National Weather Service Alerts

154 Lesson 102-Winter Storms

154 Lesson 103-Severe Thunderstorms

155 Lesson 104-Floods

156 Lesson 105-Tornadoes

158 Lesson 106-Hurricanes

159 Lesson 107-Earthquakes

160 Lesson 108-Volcanoes

160 Lesson 109-Salvaging Pre-Brief

161 Lesson 110-Recap on Evacuations

162 Lesson 111-Commercial Leakage Risks

162 Lesson 112-Radiation Leaks

163 Lesson 113-47 Point Business Survivability Checklist

164 Lesson 114-Setting up Areas or Groups

167-170 VARIOUS FVN BLANK FORMS and FVN MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM

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May 1, 2015—Since September 1, 1984 (30.7^th Anniversary)

INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY DISASTER NETWORK (FDN)

Dear Friends and Members;

Family Disaster Network (FDN) has emerged from the old ashes of Synergistic Planning, Inc. (Non-Profit). Here is a Manual for your family. This is the FAMILY PRE-DISASTER PLANNING MANUAL, copyright 2015.

This Manual is written as a public benefit to educate the families across America on the importance of being PREPARED for the UNEXPECTED! You can buy this Manual on thru various channels and platforms. e-Versions are $3.95.

This Manual lists for $22.95 plus $6.95 S&H, and SD Tax for $31.70 if mailed to you from FDN. Just send a check payable to DBLT-FDN. As the network grows, then we as a group of individuals can do more than a group than as one or two people. SURVIVABILITY SYNERGISTICS!

THIS IS PERSONALIZED SERVICE. YOU HAVE FIVE MEMBERSHIPS. There is a Registration Form on page 119 to fill out if you have not done so. Please fill out the form as much as possible. We will respect your privacy as much as possible. But we need some sort of contact information for new FDN phone and address updates and Newsletters. PLEASE DON’T BE IN THE DARK. WE WILL NOT SELL TO THIRD PARTIES. See the Privacy Statement on the Registration Form. You will have a Membership Number.

Businesses learn how to get a free hour of Business Continuity Consulting, see pages 67 and 121.

If you are comped (given) a Manual, a donation of several bucks would be appreciated to cover some costs. Make checks payable to DBLT-FDN. Eventually local areas or groups will come together to form Districts/Metros/States. See Chapter Five and Chapter Six.

Enjoy the 69 Lessons in the Manual and please help the Network. THIS IS PERSONALIZED SERVICE: If you are a member you may e-mail or call with your questions between 7am-9pm, ct, Monday to Saturday. If your get five more families to join then you can get your fees refunded, see Chapter 13 in Version Two of “A Families’ Comprehensive Pre-Disaster Planning Manual”, $22.95, ISBN: 9781477604137.

RETURNING VETERANS (Cold War, Desert Storm, 1990s+, GWOT, OEF, OIF, OND, OOD, anti-ISIS): Check out Chapters Two, Four, Six and Chapter Eleven in Version Two or www.FDNINTELREPS.blogspot.com

We are looking for Initial Contact Persons in your Area, we also need Managers, Trainers, and Staff in your Area. E-mail or mail your resume for any position in Chapters Nine or Thirteen in Version Two. HELP US SAVE DISASTER DOLLARS FOR FEMA and The American Red Cross! Don’t forget to Donate!

Please call or e-mail us with any questions.

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CHAPTER ONE

Family Disaster Network’s MISSION STATEMENT

Family Disaster Network is a close knit association whose primary objective is to help inform the public more about Pre-Disaster planning. Its members give and care more about disaster preparation and world events. Using what is called “Survivability Planning”, the amount of instability and stress to you and your family from the trauma from emergencies can be lowered. This is also called “Mitigation”. So get Mitigated by also using this128 page Manual with 69 lessons.

***IF ANYTHING IN AN EMERGENCY IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT AND SAVE, IT IS YOUR LOVED ONES AND THEIR ABILITY FOR SURVIVAL DURING AND AFTER ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY EVENT!!***

THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES’ PREPAREDNESS, SAFETY AND SURVIVABILITY, THAT PERSON IS YOU!!! ALSO SINCE THAT IS WHY WE ARE A NETWORK; WE WILL HELP EACH OTHER IN AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE.

FDN’S FOUR-FOLD MISSION STATEMENT

The FIRST MISSION is Personalized Planning and Preparation for all Disasters and Evacuations for your family, work, school, religious, daycare and organizations.

Your family can learn about the facts of disasters: when, where, and why they happen. We have written this Manual to help everyday folks, such as you, understand more about these matters. IN ALL HONESTY, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME--if ever–that you considered what would you do if there was an emergency? With the writing of this Manual–we can all aid in keeping the price of your insurance down, whether it is homeowners, rental, life, health or auto. Take the time to review and practice what is contained in these next 98 pages. It is easy reading and the food for thought could be an invaluable tool towards your survivability and self reliance. We hope in writing this Manual that you will, in all actuality never have to use any of these lessons, but if you should, then you will be better prepared. HELP SAVE DISASTER DOLLARS FOR FEMA, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE SALVATION ARMY and other NGOs. Make sure to donate to your local American Red Cross Chapter or to the Salvation Army or USO or any other NGO (Non-Government Organization). 1-800-RED-CROSS.

The SECOND MISSION is Education for your family with the Manual and using continuous training, we hope to further lower the risk of losing everything in an emergency. We provide training in the home or in group classes. There will be weekly or monthly training seminars, exercises on Saturday afternoons at 2pm or on some evening. Please contact your Metro/Area/Group Trainer. Included with your membership are free basic classes. There are also Advanced Classes with a fee.

The THIRD MISSION is Advanced Planning with Advanced Site set-ups, Food Stability and Safety, a two-week supply list, advanced survival cashes, a complete overview of FDN, Advanced Scenarios and a Training Record that you can use with your family or firm.

The purpose for Family Disaster Network (see Chapter Six) is to be a fully Self-Contained/Self-Reliant Network that will take care of Family Disaster Network members and their families as well as businesses, religious, clubs and organizations. These Networks are set up by States, Metros/Districts and Areas/Groups. The Network has two-way Radio Control dispatch, Management, staff, support, communications, medical, logistics, supply, food service, construction, engineering, maintenance, mechanics, transportation, security and safety and other positions in pages 92 to 96 in this Manual. We can take care of ourselves through self-containment and self-reliance and help FEMA, the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org) 1-800-RED-CROSS and other non-government organizations (NGOs) save Disaster Dollars by getting our members to pre-prepared, mitigate and be self-reliant for disasters and evacuations. FEMA website is at www.ready.gov .

Please send us some sort of contact sheet, we will have Newsletters on PDF, HTML or mailed to you, with new FDN phone numbers, address, contact names and e-mail changes at FDN as we grow in 2015 and 2016. We will need your names, e-mails, social media, mailing addresses, geographic area and phone by using the Family Registration Sheet page 122 or use the BRCO Form 12-28 (on page 121) to register five to twelve names from your firm or organization. See the Privacy Notice on both forms. Learn how to get a free hour of Survivability Consulting in Chapter Four. Get FDN ALERT CODES and ALERT HISTORY on www.fdnintelreps.blogspot.com.

The FOURTH MISSION are your State, Metro and Area Annexes and how they will control when disasters and evacuations happen in Chapter 8.

ORGANIZATION: Family Disaster Network’s organizational capabilities are defined in the Fourth Mission starting with National, Regional and State Control. Different radio call signs are assigned for each State, Metro, District, Area or Group. Family Disaster Network’s control frequency is on CB Channel 31 or GMRS Channel 7 (See Chapter Six). It is helpful if FDN members get their family either a Citizens Band (CB) or Family Radio Service (FRS) or General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) two-way radios. When disasters strike or when the power goes out, some cell towers can go down and two-ways are the only way to communicate effectively (see Communications SOP in Chapter Six). Don’t forget extra batteries or buy a nickel-cadmium charger and extra nickel-cadmium batteries. You can purchase two-way radios at Radio Shack, Wal-mart, K-mart, outdoor stores, pawn shops and on-line. Make sure that these radios are new or that you have checked that they work properly. Call us for further information. Make sure that you have chargers, batteries and generators.

After the initial alert has gone out, then emergency contact times will be ten (10) minutes after the hour to conserve batteries. Listen to the news first (see pages 30 and 89). See page 30 for Requested Reading and Listening for FDN Network. See Chapter Eight in Version Two for contact times for various scenarios. DURING NORMAL TIMES e-mail and/or Twitter WILL BE USED TO ITS MOST EFFECTIVE USE FOR CONTACTING MEMBERS (See Chapters Nine and Twelve in Version Two). See www.fdnintelreps.blogspot.com .

Family Disaster Network is SYNERGISTIC: The sum of the parts is more than the whole. We can do more as a group than as one or two. That is we have daily contacts. If everybody knows the majority, then we can react as a Group/Area/Metro, rather as individuals. This can be for disaster missions, personal, family, counter-crime, home safety or whatever, as necessary. If you belong to a small group, then you can visit us on twitter or Facebook or your local two-way radio use CB Channel 31 or GMRS Channel 7. Pages 92 to 96 has information on how to set up small Groups or Areas.

LOYALTY: As far as Family Disaster Network is concerned, you have to be interested in the Survivability of your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, affiliates and the Network and also be willing to help in whatever way asked. Self-Reliant Network positions need volunteers of a few hours a month and training of two hours a month. Management and Staff have around 5-15 hours a month of volunteering. See pages 90 to 93 for Networking and Network Positions with a few hours a month of volunteering.

This will be discussed in much detail in Chapters Nine and Thirteen in Version Two. If you want or have taken a Group, Area, District or Metro Network Position and call sign, then you will held responsible to maintain that position. Meetings are usually held on Saturday afternoons at 2pm or any evening as needed, ask your Area/Metro Management or Trainer for further information. Help us out in your Area/Metro if you are one of the first to join FDN to be an Initial Contact Person (ICP).

            

It is imperative that you read and adhere to the next sixty pages of step-by-step information

to increase your own Survivability!

HISTORY OF Family Disaster Network: Family Disaster Network was created on September 1, 1984 and it was first named Citizen’s Emergency Network (CEN), by me and several (#15) other veterans, and we were also CBers and thought along the lines of survival. To our line of thinking, the Mid-1980s were turbulent times. The Cold War was at its height, terrorism was rampant and there were situations in the Middle East and Central America that could create a possible WWIII with the Soviet Union as we saw it, so we prepared for these contingencies and increased our Survivability. Some historians now believe that WWIII started with Korea on June 25, 1950 and ended with the Berlin Wall falling on October 7^th 1989. (NOTE: Kim Jong-Il, the “Dear Leader” of the DPRK–North Korea–died of a heart attack December 17, 2011, a day before the U.S. got out of Iraq/OIF/OND).

On August 1, 1985 at about 8 PM, Cheyenne had its worst 100 year flood ever and the 911 system had flooded as well as all of downtown, east and south of downtown. That night many of CEN’s members as well as a lot of other CBers helped in the initial control, relief and rescue efforts. I became one of four CBers to become a 911 dispatcher to help first responders get their information re-dispatched and since I knew most of the 911 operators, law enforcement and other responders; I took the lead since I had a stronger CB and matched antenna. All of the CBers took a position next to a stationary law enforcement unit, fire truck, ambulance, Red Cross, National Guard, CAP, HAMs and other units.

As calls for help came and I usually heard them first since I was on a hill, I told which CB relay to tell the right agency to re-dispatch to that scene. Seven people lost their lives that night, but scores were saved from the rising waters because of our quick thinking by relaying (10-5 CB code) and re-dispatching. Wyoming Disaster Response and the National Guard took over at midnight. (Note: CB radios were still being used by 15 to 20 percent of the population in the mid-1980s.) For ALERT HISTORY see www.fdnintelreps.blogspot.com .

This event and a few others caused CEN to convert the CEN Operations Manual to have more family disaster planning for public use and a total rewrite was done to the OPSMAN to include more on disasters and Civil Defense. 1990 and 1991 brought us the First Gulf War (see Chapters 10 and 11 for history in Version Two) and we upgraded again to add for more anti-terrorism and home safety pages. Citizens Emergency Network was renamed Contingency Planning Network (CPN) on September 1, 1989 which was the 5^th Anniversary and the First Edition Disaster Operations Manual had over 100 copies printed in November 1989. Also in 1989, I was Medically Discharged from the Army (see Biography on page 6).

During the 1990s there were plenty of disasters, two no-fly zones over Iraq, the Bosnian War, the Serbian President’s orders for genocide against the Bosnian peoples and other ethnic groups plus there was a U.S. Military attack against Serbia in 1999 to pressure the regime to stop. There was also plenty of trouble at home from Waco; Ruby Ridge, ID; Oklahoma City; Columbine HS in Denver (1999) and other spots (see Chapter 10).

As you will see in Chapters 10 and 11 in the Version Two Manual, that the 1990s were not a nice time for the U.S. Military or law enforcement. Just because President Reagan outspent the Soviets on defense spending and the Berlin Wall fell, that did not mean that the world would be a nice place. The breakup of the Soviet Union (C.C.C.P./U.S.S.R.) and the Warsaw Pact made that whole region unstable for a few years until the satellite C.C.C.P. nations learned what democracy is supposed to be about. So go read some history in Chapters 10 and 11 in Version Two. I also buy a World Almanac every year to re-fresh history and data for myself. Hey who remembers the “Hanging Chad” in the November 2000 election?

The Second Edition: After my father died in late 1996, I founded Synergistic Planning, Inc. (Non-Profit) in Cheyenne with Pam Paisley as Marketing Director. As my health declined she became a Director and Corporate President. We created a 80 page booklet with the first title of “A Families’ Comprehensive Guide to Pre-Disaster Planning” and is now known as the Second Edition. We had plenty of orders from Disaster Trade shows, FEMA conferences and other sources, but the powers that be didn’t want to sign the checks to purchase the Booklet. So 50,000 of total units sales vaporized in a matter of a month. The corporation folded in late 1997.

FDN’s Third Edition: In 2005, as Family Disaster Network (FDN) thoughts started back up to do a bigger re-write and the first drafts of the 120 page Third Edition were started and FDN was born on September 1, 2005. FDN had a website and printed 100 Manuals and sold many and comped about 20. FDN went into hiatus in 2008 for a few months to breathe.

FDN’s Version One: Started back up in August 2010 and massive re-writes were done with over 135 pages. The 136 page, 87 lesson Version One is created in April 2012 with an e-version for Amazon.com for $1.95 .

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2011 Disasters cost $140 billion worldwide-FEMA and USA Today: In April there were over 753 tornadoes and 320 in May with 549 killed in 2011. Of those 549, 248 were killed on April 27 in Alabama and 162 were killed in Joplin, MO on May 22. It was also a very dry year with droughts and wild fires in AZ, NM and TX with over 2,000 homes lost. There was a new surprise 5.8 earthquake in Mineral, VA causing tremors up to 600 miles away. Several very old buildings as well as the Washington Monument were damaged. The North Anna nuclear plant was 11 miles from the epicenter and was shut down for checks and maintenance.

Hurricane Irene showed up as the only U.S. landfall in NC up to ME from August 27 to 30 with 44 killed in 13 states with a $7 billion cost. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers both had major flooding that summer with hundreds of thousands of acres flooded and billions of dollars in damages. When we were on vacation in Enid, OK, my wife’s hometown, and on Saturday, November 5 there was a new set of earthquakes on a unknown fault with the highest magnitude of 5.6.

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U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEBT CEILING: On August 2, 2011, the $14.2 Trillion debt ceiling was had reached its limit. The Congress waited until the last few days to pass a new debt limit of $15.7 Trillion. They created a Super committee of 12 to create a new spending and debt reduction plan in four months. Due to a lack of moderation both the Conservatives and Liberals did not reach a solution and now deep cuts in all aspects of governments will take place in the next few years. See January 2013 Fiscal Cliff on our blogspot.

Even Europe and the Eurozone were not with out fiscal problems. Greece, Spain, Ireland and a few others are having various problems with their economies or governmental debt or fiscal problems. See various FDN newsletters for further information.

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HURRICANE/SUPERSTORM SANDY: In late October, 2013, affecting 70 million Americans in 25 states and was 1000 miles wide at one point with the lowest millibar readings. It had a large surge tide, flooding, snow, tornados and just a pain. Millions without power. Welcome to the future of storms.

There are many major and minor disasters around the world this last decade and from 2011 to 2016. Sometimes it seems to be worsening. Hundreds of thousands have died in these disasters. There have been many calls to end pollution and global warming which may be causing some of these various disasters. Well Mother Nature and Mother Earth will do want they want when they want. Log on to www.FDNINTELREPS.blogspot.com to see a list of disasters, military actions, terrorism and other events.

IT WILL BE US (FDN), THEM OR THE LOST, LET’S GET THE LOST INTO FDN TODAY!!

AT Family Disaster Network, we will be ready for anything, anywhere at anytime. Although Family Disaster Network has had a few names over 30 years, the concept is the same: prepare the individual and family survivability and help grow the network to be more self-reliant so that we can help ourselves; also help FEMA, The American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other disaster agencies or NGOs save disaster dollars by our mitigation and self-reliance efforts.

SURVIVABILITY SYNERGISTICS!!

FIRST MISSION: Planning--The Nuts and Bolts of Survivability

The original question: IF YOU HAD THREE MINUTES TO EVACUATE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS, COULD YOU SURVIVE FOR SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT OTHER HELP? How about a worse situation, no home to come back to?

Family Disaster Network will help you prepare for all disasters, including fire and burglary. These questions will assist you to make your home or business safer and have a lower risk potential–also called mitigation. See pages 114 to 118 for forms to help you inventory and protect your assets and safeguard your important documents.

This is the first mission: Planning!! PREPARE FOR IT NOW, READ THE NEXT SEVERAL PAGES, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, AND ALSO PREPARE YOUR READY KIT TODAY! Finish the rest by tomorrow. Within three hours you could be prepared enough to survive the seven days out of your vehicle. If you don’t have a vehicle, have a couple of backpack ready kits and also have ready kits at secondary locations.

HOME SAFETY: Fire Brief: The key to surviving a fire is preventing one from happening in the first place. Most fires are the result of carelessness and start with overloads or faulty or old electrical outlets, extension cords or appliances, fireplace or barbecue sparks or candles and irresponsible smoking habits. See Chapter Five for Fire Safety and Home Safety. IF YOU CAN’T GET THE FIRE OUT IN TWO MINUTES WITH AN EXTINGUISHER, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY AND EVACUATE, YOUR FAMILIES’ LIVES ARE FIRST AND THEY ARE IRREPLACEABLE, kits and bags are secondary, however they should be placed to grab on the way out or have in a secondary location.

DO, DO, DO... have several “ABC” class fire extinguishers available, smoke and fire detectors on all floors, and each sleeping room. Detectors over five years should be replaced. Test alarms monthly. Replace batteries when the clock springs forward and falls back an hour. Set up an evacuation plan with at least two exits and practice quarterly on the first week of January, April, July and October. If a two story house, then have window ladders on at least one bedroom window. Have a place for all family/household members to meet across the street and a place a block away just incase the fire is larger than expected.

We will help out on all evacuation plans. That’s why we have CB or FRS/GMRS two-way radios to supplement the cell phones just incase the cell phone or land lines fail. We use CB Channel 31 or GMRS Channel 7. See Lesson 54.

As you read the next 75 pages, we will guide you step-by-step to prepare for any evacuation. First we will get you prepared with a vehicle Ready Kit or Backpack Kit on the next few pages. This way you can leave you home with more than the shirt on your back. So get your initial Ready Kits together today.

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Total casualties for 9-11-2001 plus GWOT (WWIV), OEF, OIF and OND is now over 9,860 for 13 years. For information on World Wars One through Five and other events see www.fdnintelreps.blogspot.com .

So as you can see there are many events that can shape history, prices at the pump or to feed your stomach or just can affect you in some indirect way, so just be aware of current events and read our newsletters. That is why we need your e-mail or a mailing address. Check Chapter 8 in Version Two of “A Families’ Comprehensive Pre-Disaster Planning Manual”, $22.95, ISBN: 9781477604137 for disasters, military and terrorism histories.

There are many major and minor disasters around the world this last decade and during 2013 and even more deadly more thru early 2015. Sometimes it seems to be worsening. Hundreds of thousands have died in these disasters. There have been many calls to end pollution and global warming which may be causing some of these various disasters. Well Mother Nature and Mother Earth will do want they want when they want.

IT WILL BE US (FDN), THEM OR THE LOST,

LET’S GET THE LOST INTO FDN TODAY!!

AT Family Disaster Network, we will be ready for anything, anywhere at anytime. Although Family Disaster Network has had a few names over 30 years, the concept is the same: prepare the individual and family survivability and help grow the network to be more self-reliant so that we can help ourselves.

THERE will be FOUR PARTS to your PERSONAL SURVIVABILITY CHECKLIST by Family Disaster Network:

ONE: READY KITS for your vehicles, backpacks or storage. TWO: INVENTORY ASSETS RECORD on page 117. THREE: SAFEGUARDING IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS on pages 118-120. FOUR: READY BAGS AND BOXES in your home for quick evacuation or STORAGE KITS on page 21.

These are step-by-step, fill-in-the-blank forms in Chapter Nine that will help YOU lower your risk of possibly losing it all, if a disaster or evacuation should occur to your loved ones or business. See Chapter Four for Business Survivability.

If you have noticed that during most disasters, that most people are affected deeply and maybe you are one of them. Hundreds of thousands were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, AND THAT WAS WITH NOTICE. Sometimes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), local emergency agencies and the American Red Cross will help you on the initial effect of the storm to give you shelter, food, and clothing, but until your insurance arrives or if you have no insurance then you may have lost everything. This includes disasters are California Earthquakes, fires, riots, southern hurricanes, flash floods, hail, tornadoes, blizzards or all disasters in between and even that backhoe that tore up a gas main or a rail car carrying chemicals or Bakken crude that derails.

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