Organize Your Home and Family for an Emergency and Disaster, is a fun and easy course that will make the idea of getting your home and family organized for safety a reality. Millions of families think about organizing basic supplies but few ever get around to it.  

Emergency or disaster situations usually do not provide enough warning. You could easily have the basic necessary resources on hand to get your family through the first hours of a difficult situation when you do the quick tips in this course.

Of course, it's impossible to plan for every single type of emergency or disaster. You can't predict exactly what will happen in your life, even on a daily basis. But that's why these are emergency situations. You have to get organized ahead of time- just in case.

Get your home supplies organized so you can have the peace of mind you deserve. Find out that having emergency supplies can be helpful in even for everyday home based emergencies. You can use you supplies and replenish them as you go through your daily activities and chores and still have what you need in an emergency.

Students should have at least a high school reading level. <br>There are no required books or other materials for this course.

The goal of this class is to provide all the basic steps needed to start getting your home and family organized for safety in the event of an emergency or disaster, or for other basic emergency needs.

All materials are supplied in the course. However, the ability to download PDF files and access the Internet will be necessary to take advantage of all of the course resources. 

Students are expected to complete the lessons, assignments, and other course activities. You may not have all of your supplies organized by the end of the class but you will have the information you need to continue to work on your organizing project.

While this course presents basic information to help you gater and organize emergency supplies, no guarantee is provided that you will have all the supplies you need in any emergency. It is impossible to predict or know that type of emergency or disaster situations you might encounter. It is not possible to organize for some events at all.  Only you can take full responsiblity for your potential individualized situations. You should contact and seek advise and information from professional emergency professionals to learn specific emergency and disaster techniques as needed. This course is for information and educational purposes only.

In this course you'll learn how to organize emergency kits as you do everyday chores without spending a lot of money.

 

By following the lessons, you'll have a basic "grab and go" emergency kit for the first three critical days of an emergency for each member of the family which will include necessary amounts of water and foods to help keep you healthy. Plus, learn resources to create recipes that your whole family would enjoy.

Creating a simple Emergency Planning Binder will be one of the best ideas of the course. This planning resource will come in handy for multiple occasions in the home. Stop looking for family contact information or the emergency plans from your child's school or your workplace. You'll have what you need in your new emergency binder.

Get the whole family involved in organizing supplies as you go through these quick seven lessons.

Lesson 1: The Emergency Planning Binder: Learn what basic skills you should have to protect yourself in any type of emergency. Also, get started on this valuable resource that you'll continue to use in you home for multiple purposes.

Lesson 2: Where to Find Supplies: Find supplies already in your home and get them organized before purchasing additional resources.

Lesson 3: Call Centers and Supply Kits: Update your skills on reaching emergency help centers and create your first emergency first aid kit and 72-hour supply kit. 

Lesson 4: Water and Food Ideas: Find out why water is so important and how to be sure you have a clean drinking water source during an emergency. Then get food tips and ideas to keep you and your family healthy and happy in spite of a difficult situation. 

Lesson 5: Organize and Store Supplies: After you gather supplies, know how and where to store them for easy access. Get a tips list on how to keep supplies fresh and ready to use. 

Lesson 6: Organize to Stay in Touch: Create a "Get in Touch Plan" for the whole family so you know what to do in the event you are not together when an emergency strikes.  Learn how to stay in touch with loved ones that are away from home. 

Lesson 7: Additional Considerations and Resources: Don't forget the additional needs like caring for your pet, preparing the vehicle, and knowing about documents, cash and other personal items to have on hand.  

You also get 

**access to a course Resource Website with supplemental materials 

**web sources to keep you updated with current information

**dozens of emergency kits ideas

 

**ideas to organize for children, the elderly, and even your pet.

 

**template for a contact directory

 

When you finish this enjoyable course, you'll wonder what took you so long to so long to get organized for safety.