Many thanks to David Allen for an excellent, information-packed presentation on emergency preparedness. He and his wife also prepared a list of resources for us, which is here: See these information resources on emergency preparedness.
This was so popular that we are thinking about providing more practical, hands-on skills information like how to do canning and drying of foods, how to raise chickens in your back yard, etc.
Below is the original announcement of the meeting:
Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, crime, political unrest and economic crisis are the brutal facts of life in today’s world and have made personal disaster planning an urgent necessity for all those who would take responsibility for their own safety and that of their families. Planning and preparation before disaster strikes is essential. How much food should you have on hand, how much water, where and how should they be stored? Do you have the necessary training and medical supplies to treat illness and injury when healthcare professionals are unavailable? What to do when the lights (and heat) go out and don’t come back on? What should you have in that Bugout Bag? These and other important questions will be dealt with at our October meeting.
Our speaker, David Allen, is President of Countertel Group, Security and Risk Consultants to Government and Industry. Mr. Allen’s company has provided intelligence,counter terrorism consultation, tactical training and security services to Fortune 100 companies both domestically and internationally for over twenty years and he has been involved in both public and private sector emergency contingency planning. Following the 9-11 attacks Mr. Allen served as a consultant to elements of the U.S. Homeland Security community. Mr. Allen is a former Chapter Chairman of the American Society for Industrial Security, a member of the National Military Intelligence Association and a Life Member of the Operations Security (OPSEC) Professionals Society.
October 24, 2011, 7-8:30 pm at the Jeffersontown, KY library, 10635 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown, Kentucky.