Earthquake, tsunami, storms and cyclone. Add in your list the terrorist attack and even war. This is not fictional. You would not know when will be this catastrophe occur but surely it will. That is why, right now, you must prepare yourself.

When it occurs, one thing that will surely be affected is the transmission of electricity. Electricity is the most important element to keep your commodities functioning. That can include cell phones, stove and even on your heater. Surviving the grid going down is might be pretty tough.

You would be exposed to an environment with no sign of human civilization. You will be out of heat protection especially in winter. When it happens, expect more terrible things such as lack of supplies with your food and water. There is no direct accessibility to hospitals and all the road will be blocked. It might not happen at the same time and hopefully, it would not.

However as a head of the family, what you can do right now is to protect them if this happen. You cannot expect fro the government right away. Think about how many people had suffered aside from you. The issue of loathing and killing for survival might even take place.

Therefore, as much as possible, you need to be prepared. This is the time in your life that you cannot run away. Considering things right now before it happen will truly save you someday. Here are few of the things you can do for future preparation.

Maintaining a generator. Not all people can have a camper that they can use for the electric source. Therefore, buying your own generator will be really helpful. This can prove useful especially for keeping you warm. But before you start to install it, you shall check first if your wires are safe to use especially when it get in contact with water.

Food and water source. Make it a habit to always stock emergency food and water in every grocery shopping you make. It must be stored into an area of the house where water cannot infiltrate it. You cannot say that every week accidents can happen so to keep it edible, have it replaced every month. Store only foods that can be consumed even without water specifically can goods.

Assure to refill your medicine kit. Injuries. Those are the only minor result of these calamities. But without tending it right away, it can go severe. Hence, you shall keep antibiotics with you. On top of that, prepare an inhaler and paracetamol. Due to the poor weather and ventilation, your child might get sick.

Always store batteries. You will be needing it on your flashlight, radio, and other gadgets. You cannot depend on everything in your generator. It may wear out easily especially if maintenance were not made. Finally, though, what you need to prepare the most is yourself. There is a lot of things bound to happen. Death and loss are few of its effect.