We must dare to think about the unthinkable
things...
--Senator William Fulbright
So many people
refuse to consider the "unthinkable things.” It’s as if they believe that by not thinking about
them, they won’t happen.
Here in California, it is an absolute certainty that an earthquake, flood, wildfire
or mud slide will happen somewhere in the state in the next 6 months.
Still, most individuals and businesses have no
preparations in place for any of these natural disasters, let alone all of them. They assume that none of these disasters are likely to affect them directly.
What about other types
of emergencies? Things like down-turns in the economy or toxic spills. What about deliberate acts - events as
common as crime, and as rare as terrorist acts?
At one time or another, virtually every large American city has
been placed under a curfew or some sort of martial law. How would that directly or indirectly affect you?
When
these are factored into the equation, the likelihood of being directly
affected goes up quite a bit.
When individuals and businesses consider the number of emergencies and disasters
that could occur, they get overwhelmed... and do nothing. They think they need one plan for an earthquake. One
for a flood. One for a building fire. One for a take-over robbery/home invasion. One for a train derailment.
Job loss. Terrorist bombing. Crazed gunman. A fire at the power company.
There are literally thousands
of scenarios that could each have their own plan. It's too daunting of a process to realistically consider.
Twelve Impacts
After more than 30 years of experience with Emergency
Preparedness and Disaster Recovery, we've distilled the Emergency Preparedness process down to 12 Impacts. Regardless of the type or source of the
emergency, there are only 12 ways in which an individual can be impacted.
- No Potable Water
- No
Food
- No Shelter
- Lack of Safety and Security
- No Public Utilities (electricity, gas, sanitation services)
- No
Communications Services
- Toxic Airborne Contaminants
- Restricted Travel
- No Access To Professional Medical
Services
- No Money
- Lost/Destroyed Records
- Mental Health/Spirituality
To augment
the planning for the 12 Impacts, we provide instructions for developing two checklists:
An Evacuation Checklist and a Shelter-In-Place Checklist.
Instead of a cookie-cutter emergency plan, we teach you how to develop a plan for the 12 Impacts as they would affect
your life.
We teach you how to identify and prioritize the impacts
for your life. For instance, one individual may have specialty medical needs such as kidney dialysis or diabetes.
Another may have specialty food requirements due to allergies.
Bison Risk Management Associates has developed
seminars for the individual, as well as for businesses, civic and labor organizations, schools and churches. At the
completion of this seminar - Emergency Preparedness: Beyond Natural
Disasters, you will have the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to build a plan that is flexible enough to get
you through virtually any emergency situation.
Seminars for Individuals
Seminars and Consulting for Groups
