In discussing disaster preparedness, recovery, bugging out, etc, I find that a lot of people have vastly different plans. They range from seasonal weather issues that impact a local or regional area (think snow storms, flooding, hurricanes) that take out all services and leave shelters damaged, to droughts and economic hardships that impact a much larger area but only decrease food, increase cost and spike crime, to a full on mutated weaponized biological warfare virus outbreak that makes 1 in 8 turn into a brain munching zombie.
It seems each persons prep depends on what situation they think is most probable so asking the simple question - bug out or bug in - becomes a huge discussion because you start ant the end and then work back into the beginning.
I've long been a fan of the Jeff Cooper Color Code for threat awareness.
Cooper
I was wondering, is there a coding system for disaster preparedness? Something like the TSA Travel System, Defcon System, Cooper Color Code, Hurricane Grading System?
I'm looking for a:
Condition Green - All systems normal, no need for prep.
Condition Blue - Temporary power outage due to thunderstorm, no need for prep but stay aware.
Condition Purple - Massive storm power out for days - bug in.
Condition Turquoise - The Dominican Republic just invaded BUG OUT BUG OUT!
(Note - Not picking on the DR. Just selecting a country that poses no threat of mainland invasion)
Is there anything that would help me organize and prioritize my prep based on some sort of predefined disaster level?
It seems each persons prep depends on what situation they think is most probable so asking the simple question - bug out or bug in - becomes a huge discussion because you start ant the end and then work back into the beginning.
I've long been a fan of the Jeff Cooper Color Code for threat awareness.
Cooper
I was wondering, is there a coding system for disaster preparedness? Something like the TSA Travel System, Defcon System, Cooper Color Code, Hurricane Grading System?
I'm looking for a:
Condition Green - All systems normal, no need for prep.
Condition Blue - Temporary power outage due to thunderstorm, no need for prep but stay aware.
Condition Purple - Massive storm power out for days - bug in.
Condition Turquoise - The Dominican Republic just invaded BUG OUT BUG OUT!
(Note - Not picking on the DR. Just selecting a country that poses no threat of mainland invasion)
Is there anything that would help me organize and prioritize my prep based on some sort of predefined disaster level?