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Wildfire Press Release

By admin | September 1, 2009

How Families can Prepare for Wildfire Survival and Recovery

Disaster Preparedness Expert Shares Action Steps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Houston, September 2, 2009 — As thousands evacuate their homes to escape raging wildfires, the need for residents throughout the region to take often-overlooked preparedness steps is high, and success can translate into lives and dollars saved.

Many more families will be forced to evacuate in the coming days. These four action steps, taken now, can help reduce tragedy now and save time and money when the recovery process begins. 

 Patrick Krupka, disaster preparedness expert and founder of MyDisasterPlan.com, shares critical steps to facilitate evacuation, return and recovery.

 Families in a wildfire danger area must have:

1. A “Go Bag” for each member of the family
2. A well organized family disaster plan
3. A complete home inventory
4. Off-site back-ups of important documents and information

 

“The missing piece of many disaster plans is the protection of a family’s irreplaceable legal and financial documents,” says Krupka. “In my 20 years of emergency work, I have seen families lose everything; houses, heirlooms and furniture, and also birth certificates, custody documents, passports and insurance records.  In an emergency, your documents are actually your most valuable items.”

 Traditional methods of protecting documents in a fireproof box or in a family member’s basement are not the best option. “A secure Internet-based electronic disaster planning service is the most forward-thinking option to help families protect their documents from destruction.” It also allows access to stored documents from anywhere, which is very important in cases of evacuation.

 MyDisasterPlan.com offers free resources to prepare for wildfires and other emergencies. Low-cost secure electronic disaster planning services are available, too, incorporating best practices from FEMA, the American Red Cross and Krupka’s experience as a firefighter, paramedic and rescue specialist.

 A family disaster plan that codifies where important items are, where family members should meet or who they should call if separated, and includes key identification and financial information can reduce fear and stress leading up to and immediately following a disaster.

 MyDisasterPlan.com is a unique disaster-planning service that gives people a user-friendly way to securely store electronic copies of driver’s licenses, birth certificates, credit card and banking data, emergency contacts, and inventories of valuable possessions. People use it to build customized family disaster plans, printable reports, and emergency wallet cards.

Contact: Patrick Krupka, Founder
Organization: MyDisasterPlan.com
Phone: 1-888-412-8799

Email: pkrupka@MyDisasterPlan.com

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