Disaster Scenarios

This table shows the different local or short term problems and the effects that you might expect to encounter. For some of the natural events, moving to an area that does not have the problem is the best solution. If your survival and the survival of your family are important to you, why would you live in an area that can kill you?
We make many decisions during good times that are not in the least survival oriented. So many are in denial as to what can happen. People in California will tell you that they don’t worry about earth quakes and most don’t even prepare for them. If you would have asked people in New Orleans about living in an area prone to hurricanes and below sea level, they would have told you that “I have lived here my entire life and never had any problems.” People will say I am not going to leave I rode out the last one and didn’t have any problems and too often they die because of their foolishness.”
Over 70% of the world’s population lives within a couple of miles of the ocean and sea shores in spite of hurricanes and tsunamis. Many live within a few miles of active volcanoes. Why, is the beauty of the location or the job so important that you are willing to risk your life? Don’t let your job or the beauties of the land kill you, move! Sure there are risks everywhere, but that doesn’t mean that it is survival oriented to ignore the risks when you can be in a place that is less risky, or that eliminates some of the risks. Living a hundred miles from the beach will eliminate the risks of hurricanes and tsunamis, not living in a forest will eliminate the risk of forest fires, living in the country away from a large city will eliminate many of the risks of Terrorist and not living within a flood plane will eliminate most of the effects of floods. Living above the lake will eliminate the possibility of the dam breaking and flooding you. This should be common sense, but for most people, it is just not even in their thoughts.



Local or

National in effect


Starvation


Shelter


Water


Relocation


Food


Skills required


Preparation Required

Terrorist Attacks





X


X








X


X

Biological agent attack





X


X








X


X

Chemical agent attack





X


X





X


X


X

Nerve Gas Attack





X











X


X

Floods





X


X





X


X


X

Tornado





X


X





X


X


X

Hurricane











X


X


X


X

Tsunami











X


X


X


X

Forest Fires











X





X


X

Riots





X


X





X


X


X

Civil Unrest

















X


X

Kidnapping

















X


X

Hostage

















X


X

Bomb Threat

















X


X

Suicide Bomber

















X


X

Drought


X


X





X





X


X

Conventional War


X


X


X


X





X


X

Nuclear War


X


X


X


X


X


X


X

Race War





X


X





X


X


X