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Surviving an Emergency

Reasons too numerous to list are motivating people to become more self-sufficient - to prepare themselves to have enough food, water, money, back-up power, and lighting alternatives to last 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months, or even 3 years, depending upon the natural and man-made dangers they see. Start preparing by exploring this page!

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Preparing for an Emergency

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A couple of how-to books about first aid and repairing things can help you get through an emergency. Do you have two different credit cards when traveling, so if one gets lost and canceled you are not card-less? Do you have enough cash to take an unexpected trip or pay for food and gas in the event there is a bank holiday or limits to withdrawals (as is happening in Europe). How about a roll of quarters - believe it or not but pay phones often work when nothing else does. Why not store an extra 5-gallon can of gas in the garage? Go look at other sites for more ideas on being prepared.

Interesting tidbit: "There is no reason not to incorporate gardening, concealment, bait for game, low maintenance wild food sources, barriers, lumber and firewood into the landscaping of your property. Your food and seed stockpiles can be stolen but it is unlikely that your properties vegetation would be. Consider a holistic approach to landscaping and gardening..." Source

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This video explains results of hyper-inflation using a 2010 real-life example.

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.......................All about emergency preparedness and response.
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Doctor/Nurse Reference

Each chapter details how a trained person might handle potential trauma events (e.g., airway/breathing, shock, injuries, burns).
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Emergency Info

Nice summary of issues and links.
What to do in extreme heat.
What to do in tornadoes.
What is in a 3-day supply kit.
"If we lost power for any length of time I would can or dry what is in the freezer. I have bottled gas for my cook stove and have also used a grill that my husband made that we burn wood in so I can do my canning that way if I have to." anonymous
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FCC  emergency info
related info

Communication Tips

"...if you are unsuccessful in getting through on your wireless phone, try a messaging capability like text messaging or email. Alternatively, try a landline phone if one is available..." + others
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What to do if a Nuclear disaster is imminent...

Post-Nuclear Blast

"The message for families is simple...Stay put. Wait for instructions. If you've been outside, dust off, change, shower." 

Stay "shielded from dangerous radiation until ... given the all-clear or told to evacuate. 'In all likelihood, families will be separated...It's going to be scary to sit tight, though it's the right thing to do.'"

P.S. A 10-kiloton nuclear explosion would level buildings within half a mile of ground zero, generate 900-mph winds, bathe the landscape with radiation and produce a plume of fallout that would drift for hundreds of miles.

Wisconsin Emergency #s
(Click here for other states)


WE Energies
Power Outage Hotline  800-662-4797
Gas Leak/Emergency 800-261-5325
Diggers Hotline in WI 800-242-8511 or 811
MISS DIG in MI 800-482-7171 or 811
Customer Services 800-242-9137
WebSite: WE-energies.com

Wisconsin's Common Weather-Related Risks
Click the links for preparedness information for common weather risks in your state.
  • Floods
  • Thunderstorms
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter Storms and Extreme Cold

Contact Information Wisconsin Emergency Management
2400 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53708
Phone: (608) 242-3232
Fax: (608) 242-3247
http://emergencymanagement.wi.gov


Local Information Racine County Office of Emergency Management
730 Wisconsin Ave
Racine, WI 53403
(262) 636-3515
http://www.racineco.com/emergencymanagement

Wisconsin Homeland Security Council
2400 Wright Street
Madison WI 53708
(608) 242-3232
http://HomelandSecurity.wi.gov/

Milwaukee County Emergency Management Agency
821 W. State Street, Rm. 304
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 278-4709

City of Milwaukee
200 E. Wells, Room 606
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 286-6221

Citizen Corps Get Involved in Preparing your Community. Citizen Corps, Homeland Security's grassroots effort, localizes preparedness messages and provides opportunities for citizens to get emergency response training; participate in community exercises; and volunteer to support local first responders. To learn more and to get involved, contact your nearest Citizen Corps Council by visiting www.citizencorps.gov.

Wisconsin Citizen Corps
1 South Pinckney Street, Suite 600
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 261-7538
Learn to make a survival kit that fits in an Altoids can!

Be Aware

Escaping New York
IRS Seeks 4,000 (more) Agents
Drones Set Sights on US Skies
Greatest Financial Collapse...
Grid Down Survival
Losing a Home for Unpaid Taxes

Be Self-Sufficient

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A Favorite! Great articles & commentary.
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Be Informed

The Survivalist blog gives you direct insight into independent living. Click here to check out his free e-book or 10 Things to Do Now or How to Survive TEOTWAWKI in 14 Easy Steps.
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Other Resource Laden Links:
>Landblog Links
>Possum Living: How to Live well without a job and with (almost) no Money
>Three Acres and Liberty
>Survival books to download
>Survival resources links

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This group provides free downloads of books that provide guidance on how to deal with dentistry to midwifery to poisons.
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Click to go to Ready.gov

Be Prepared

Go to ReadyAmerica to download lists of supplies to keep in your house and car. There is a special page for older Americans.

It also recommends creating a family emergency plan to make with your family members to know where to meet in case you are separated.

Finally, it provides emergency help numbers for your area.
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Flylady also offers lots of advice. Click here for her 11 Points to Emergency Preparedness.

Do you have a personal emergency phone number list and know what you need to about your house?

Is your car prepared?

Click here for a list of all Flylady's control journals, which are printable.
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Be Ready

Go to TheReadyStore or YourFoodStorage for every conceivable emergency supply. Sign up for ReadyStore's email and take advantage of Frugal Fridays to start building up a supply.

Also, Costco has great deals on Shelf Reliance Thrive freeze-dried food and other food storage products, seeds, etc.

Compare freeze-dried and dehydrated foods.
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Click image for this short, VERY good video on self-defense shooting.
Sheriff Clarke: "...I’m through telling law-abiding people to automatically run first from crime...the only time I am going to run from my own home is if it’s on fire or flooding. If an intruder enters, my first move will not be to dial 9-1-1, it is going to be protecting and defending my family and myself. Once that threat of an intruder has been identified and neutralized, then I’ll call for police. If that means it is after I shoot the intruder, then so be it. Telling or expecting people to call 9-1-1 first and then hide in a closet waiting for the police to arrive is silly. What happens if the intruder is between you and the door to the home, do we expect people to jump out a second story window?"

Be Armed

Luckygunner provides cheap, bulk ammo.

Midway USA has supplies.

Ammunition to go is self-explanatory.

J&G Sales is good for vintage items.
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What to Plant When

Be Green

Grow a garden and/or sprouts. Try 3-Sisters gardening. Start a Victory garden. Short on space? Try container or square foot gardening (starter page).

Sprouting seeds is convenient.

1918 WWI Victory Garden Manual
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Pantry Items

Here is a list of pantry food items you could keep on hand.
Click to for info on buying this kit.

First Aid Kit

See Mayo Clinic's list for what should be in a comprehensive first aid kit.

Others' Tips

Washing clothes manually "remedy for broken buttons [going through wringer]. In the old days we use to fold the clothes before putting them through the wringer. We would fold them so the buttons were on the inside of the whole thing and that seemed to remedy the problem. I learned it from my mom who learned it from her mom... Also, if you fold the T-shirts first they don’t get pulled all out of shape. Regular shirts were folded and put through collar first. Sometimes there was a problem with getting jeans through from the waist band side, so those we would run through by putting the leg bottoms together and going pant leg first."

Trying not to pay for it
"In the process of gardening (and other aspects of life) always ask yourself:  Should I pay for this? I’m not saying become a hermit. I’m not saying that some things aren’t worth the money you spend.  Always refuse to pay first, then if you simply have to…do it reluctantly [with joy!].

I fight the urge myself.  I need compost…run to the store and buy some--or make it? I need water…turn the hose on or make rain barrels?"


Use Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers to protect for the long-term. A video shows how to seal them.
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