FREE Emergency Documentation Template by ZS

Here is a free download for the Emergency Documentation Template that I have made for you guys. Just fill it out and print as many copies as you need. The is some sensitive information in there such as bank account numbers. Fill those areas out by hand. Don't type it. Also, decide on an encryption method for that tybe of information. For example, a +2 encryption will add 2 to each digit in a number:

2567756 will become 4789978

For a more complex encryption you can use a +2-1+2. What that mean is the first digit will be increases by 2, the middle digits will be decreased by 1, and the last digit increases by 2. For example:

2567756 will become 4456648

You can be creative with your encryption but you need to remember your method. If you forget your encryption the numbers will be useless. I suggest encrypting all account numbers and social security numbers. If it is important enough for you to encrypt it should probably hand write it in.

You can directly download the template from HERE.

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Assembling a Survival Team

   There is strength in numbers but you are only as strong as you weakest link....blah blah blah, we have heard it a thousand times. The fact of the matter is that it is true. I a group of 25 is stronger than a lone family of 4. It will be much easier to survive if you form or join a survival group. A survival group is just what it sounds like, a group of people gathered together and helping each other survive. Different individual have different skill sets and that can come in handy.
   The first step to forming a survival group is determining who is in the group. It should be friends and family. You don't want to approach random people and ask them to join; they may be the weak link. Write down a list of family and friends that you would want to be around in a survival situation. Beside their names you need to jot down their skill sets.
    (these are made up names)

• Bob Smith- hunting, fishing, fixing cars
• Lara Smith- cooking, gardening, sewing, good with kids
• John Jones- builds houses, fishing, was in the Navy
• Tony Jones- paramedic, has a small farm, natural leader
• Etc

   You all need to get together and have some serious discussions. A leader needs to be predetermined. A rendezvous point needs to be selected as well as some backup spots. It is a good idea to determine how long the group will wait on each other before leaving. In a later post I will be discussing how to, and why you need to, create maps and routes to various rendezvous location.
   Every member of your group is going to prep for their survival in different ways. One person may not think about a scenario that the other did and vice versa. Each of you can benefit from the prepping of others. When the disaster is over you group will be the community in which you rebuild you existence. There is never too much manpower when rebuilding communities.