Be Prepared! A 5-Day(Ish) Guide to Basic Emergency Prepping

A practical step-by-step guide to help you feel less overwhelmed

Kitty Stryker
The Bold Italic
Published in
8 min readAug 24, 2020

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Overhead view of a red first aid kit and some of its contents: thermometer, scissors, gauze, and a small yellow bottle.
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Fire season is here in California yet again, and as someone with expertise in preparing for disaster, I thought it might be useful to put together a list of steps to ensure you and your family are ready to react or respond to an emergency.

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