Preparedness Classes
Food Stockpiling & Preparation - This 5-hour intensive course provides a practical foundation in emergency food stockpiling and meal preparation, focused on realistic, usable skills rather than extreme or unnecessary preparation. Instruction is partially customized to the client’s needs, including household size, dietary considerations, storage space, budget, and likely emergency scenarios. Due to the limited timeframe, the course prioritizes high-impact concepts that can be immediately applied.
Topics Covered:
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Emergency food planning and calorie basics Selecting shelf-stable foods and understanding shelf life
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Safe storage, organization, and rotation methods
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Water and cooking considerations during outages
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Simple no-cook and low-fuel emergency meals
Outcome:
Participants leave with a clear, realistic food stockpiling plan, the ability to select and store food confidently, and practical knowledge to prepare meals under emergency conditions. Preparedness that is practical, sustainable, and achievable.
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Disaster Readiness Planning - This 5-hour intensive course provides a practical framework for disaster readiness planning focused on realistic threats, actionable decision-making, and efficient preparation—without unnecessary complexity. Instruction is partially customized to the client’s location, household or organization size, and likely disaster scenarios (natural disasters, infrastructure failures, severe weather, and short-term isolation). Due to the limited timeframe, the course emphasizes prioritization, planning, and execution rather than exhaustive gear lists.
Topics Covered:
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Risk assessment and realistic threat identification
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Personal, family, or workplace disaster planning
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Evacuation vs. shelter-in-place decision making
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Communication and accountability planning
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Resource management and contingency planning
Outcome:
Participants leave with a clear, adaptable disaster plan, improved confidence in decision-making during emergencies, and a structured approach that can be expanded over time.
Preparedness built on clarity, not fear—plans that work when it counts.
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Emergency Communications - This 5-hour intensive course focuses on communication planning and execution during emergencies, where information gaps, infrastructure failure, and confusion are common.
Instruction is partially customized to the client’s environment, group size, and likely scenarios. Due to the limited timeframe, the course emphasizes simple, reliable communication methods, clear messaging, and decision-making under stress—rather than advanced or hobby-level radio theory.
Topics Covered:
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Communication priorities during emergencies
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Primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency (PACE) planning
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Family, group, and workplace communication plans
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Basic signaling and low-tech communication methods
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Managing information flow and accountability
Outcome:
Participants leave with a clear emergency communications plan, improved ability to share and receive critical information, and practical tools to maintain coordination when normal systems fail.
When everything goes wrong, communication keeps people alive.
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Route & Evacuation Planning - This 5-hour intensive course focuses on route selection, evacuation decision-making, and movement planning during emergencies when time, information, and resources are limited.
Instruction is partially customized to the client’s location, transportation options, and likely disaster scenarios. Due to the limited timeframe, the course emphasizes practical planning methods, redundancy, and realistic execution rather than idealized evacuation scenarios.
Topics Covered:
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Evacuate vs. shelter-in-place decision criteria
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Primary and alternate evacuation routes
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Vehicle, foot, and mixed-mode evacuation planning
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Rally points, checkpoints, and accountability
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Common evacuation failures and how to avoid them
Outcome:
Participants leave with a clear, adaptable evacuation plan, improved situational awareness, and the ability to move deliberately and safely under pressure.
A good plan gets you out—multiple plans get you home.
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Head Quarters Operation in a Disaster - This 5-hour intensive course focuses on establishing, organizing, and operating a functional headquarters (HQ) during a disaster, whether for a household, neighborhood group, business, or small organization.
Instruction is partially customized to the client’s group size, available resources, and likely disaster scenarios. Due to the limited timeframe, the course emphasizes practical command, coordination, and sustainment principles rather than formal incident command systems or unnecessary bureaucracy.
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Selecting and setting up an effective HQ location
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Roles, responsibilities, and task organization
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Information management and decision-making
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Resource tracking and logistics coordination
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Security, safety, and continuity considerations
Outcome:
Participants leave with a clear framework for running an effective HQ, improved coordination under stress, and practical tools to maintain control, accountability, and momentum during emergencies.
When chaos spreads, organization becomes a force multiplier.
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