The Emergency Survival Manual by Joseph Pred

Author:Joseph Pred
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Weldon Owen

160 GUARD THE NEIGHBORHOOD

When your entire neighborhood is dark, those familiar streets may suddenly seem ominous. But there is strength in numbers, especially if you’ve made the effort of getting to know your neighbors. If you’re new to your neighborhood or haven’t yet met your neighbors, you can use disaster preparedness as the perfect excuse to do so. Here are some things that your neighborhood can coordinate together.

PHONE IT IN Create a neighborhood phone list with both landlines and mobile numbers. Circulate it via e-mail so everyone has each others’ e-mail as well.

HAM IT UP See if anyone in your neighborhood is a HAM operator, and agree in advance what frequencies to use to communicate. Alternatively, everyone in the neighborhood can coordinate on the cheap and nearly ubiquitous Family Radio Service (FRS) radios that don’t require a license to operate.

SET A WATCH Create a neighborhood watch program if one doesn’t already exist for your immediate area. If one does, join it and also advocate to create a blackout plan for the neighborhood.

CHECK IN As part of your neighborhood disaster plan, you can add a standard practice of neighbors checking in on each other to make sure everything is okay. If your neighbor is not home at the time, you can also be a good neighbor by keeping an eye on their property for them.

GO ON PATROL In a blackout, have a neighborhood watch group patrol the area to keep an eye on things and to deter opportunistic criminals.

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