Community Survival Planning

There are two general aspects of community survival planning that need addressing. First, localized efforts by concerned individuals who see a value in setting up communications and action plans. Second, government: laws, regulations, programs, and actions.

Too often, government itself is a disaster for its people, and sometimes for people elsewhere. I’m not “anti-government”; I’m just opposed to bad government and poor planning, action and judgments that all too often come from it. You’ll find a few articles on that in this section, but mostly that discussion is reserved for my blog, Live Well: Discipline Your Government.

What can be done locally is pretty dependent on the nature of your community. Do you know one another? Do you have a community association (or even possibly a homeowner’s association that can be guided toward disaster planning and emergency response)?

I’m lucky in my community. We’re in Los Angeles County, but we’re a small rural community of approximately 180 persons. We have a town council that isn’t (and doesn’t try to be) officially governmental. However, we are in the process of assembling plans, concepts and procedures that those interested can use in the event of natural or man-made disaster.

It’s a bit challenging to do all this with no budget and where even compliance is voluntary. But my community is a testament that it can be done!

The articles under this section reflect different aspects of planning that can be done if you have a willing group among your neighbors.

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