Why Be Prepared?

You never know when disaster will strike. Oftentimes there are no warning signs. Our only hope is to be as prepared as we can. A disaster doesn't even need to be something as big as a tornado or an earthquake. For example, it's a disaster when I run out of chocolate and have no way to get to the store! Okay, maybe that's exaggerating a little bit but you get my point. An emergency situation means thinking ahead and planning for a given situation. But, how do we prepare for every situation, you ask? Well, we don't. There's no way to possibly plan ahead for every single possibility out there. However, by having a basic knowledge of emergency preparedness, we can be prepared for the majority of situations.
Our survival needs are pretty simple: food, water, shelter, and heat. We could theoretically live our whole lives with these basic things. Besides these basic needs we have need to be prepared in case we are injured or sick with things like bandages and sanitizing solution.
I'm sure that everyone at numerous times in their life has run out of something that they use regularly. You miss it, right?! You wish you had stocked up, right?! That happens to me all the time. The truth is, it never hurts to be prepared with extra essentials. My mom once told me, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!"

Emergency preparedness is essential. Just take a look at what happens on The Office when everyone finds out how NOT prepared they are for an emergency!