It's all about Preparation

How well you plan for an emergency survival situation could determine whether survive or not?

In my experience there are four categories which people fall into.

#1. (Least common) Those that have a well designed plan for sustainability during a crisis.
#2. Those that have established a marginal plan for sustainability.
#3. Those that have thought about it but have not taken any action.
#4. (The most common) Those that believe that there's no need to get paranoid about something that might happen.

According to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), There are 17 different type of disasters. They are: (links are to FEMA)
Chemical Dam Failure Earthquake Fire Flood Hazardous Material Heat Hurricane Landslide Nuclear Terrorism Thunderstorm Tornado Tsunami Volcano Wildfire and Winter Storm

Some of these disasters have a long enough notification or lead time that you can take preventative measures to reduce or eliminate serious risk of being exposed to an emergency survival situation while some of these disaster types are sudden and extreme. Depending on where you live and the type(s)of potential disasters you could be exposed to, your preparation plans will be different.

Here's the list of State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management

Do you have a checklist to follow while making your survival kit?
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Ready.gov offers this Checklist and Family Emergency Plan

Since you have come to this lens, there's a high likelihood that you fall within the top three categories mentioned above.
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