An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nat usually draws attention away from the hazards, but today he gives two areas where understanding and focusing on the hazard are helpful, but you can still do it in a positive way. He also shares The Ambulance Down in the Valley, a poem written by Joseph Malins in 1895, which explores the relationship between prevention/mitigation and response.Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comPaladin by Acela: Move into recovery with mobile MCI refrigerated morgues: www.paladinprepare.comImpulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network Prepaerdness Works is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast Network For sponsorship requests: [email protected] or visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.com

Many of you wonder about food storage. How much should I store? What kinds of foods should I store? We'll take a look at the FEMA 2023 National Preparedness Report to see what they say, then I'll give you the real answer... which may or may not be to stack it to the rafters! Enjoy this food storage primer while you munch on a US Coast Guard approved ration bar...or some chocolate. Your choice.Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comPropper Apparel: From the outdoors to the EOC, wear Propper. www.propper.comPaladin by Acela: Move into recovery with mobile MCI refrigerated morgues: www.paladinprepare.comImpulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network Prepaerdness Works is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast Network For sponsorship requests: [email protected] or visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.com

To close out 2023, in a quick message Nat talks about how this year was like nothing he could have imagined. How do you prepare for what you can't prepare for?Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comPropper Apparel: From the outdoors to the EOC, wear Propper. www.propper.comPaladin by Acela: Move into recovery with mobile MCI refrigerated morgues: www.paladinprepare.comImpulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network Prepaerdness Works is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast Network For sponsorship requests: [email protected] or visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.com

From the era of American Civil Defense to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and basically nothing in between, before, or after, preparedness was recognized as a civic responsibility, but those times focused on specific threats for their day. Is individual preparedness, outside a structured government system, a benefit or detriment to society? You can guess my answer, but let's see if you agree (if you don't, then we should chat sometime on the show).The Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.comL3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

Preparedness is not based on fear. If someone is trying to scare you in order to prepare, they are probably selling you something. Don't let the fear cause you to react and do something you don't need to do and doesn't make you better prepared. Let's talk about the emergency management cycle (Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation), where the line is between preparedness and response, and why it mattersThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.comL3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

Rick Austin, also known as The Survivalist Gardener, shares some insight on what it's like to fully and publicly embrace the prepper title and what he has done to destigmatize preparedness. He also talks about Prepper Camp, the largest outdoor preparedness event in the country, which celebrates its tenth year this September!Find out more about Rick and Prepper Camp here:https://secretgardenofsurvival.com/https://www.preppercamp.com/The Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: https://www.thereadinesslab.comL3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

There’s a new water purifier in town, and it’s unlike any other. Dr. Jim Smith talks about the Madidrop, which he invented with his team at the University of Virginia. It has been tested and proven in use all around the world, and it can disinfect 5 gallons of water a day for 12 months, without using chemicals!Check it out here: www.madidrop.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: https://www.thereadinesslab.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

Does our dependence on technology and systems make us more vulnerable? Nat explores the idea that when you rely on something, and it is disrupted, you don't get to fall back to the thing it replaced, because we didn’t just replace it, we made it obsolete; without tractors, we don’t even have plows. The Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: https://www.thereadinesslab.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

Nat speaks with fellow emergency manager Zack Borst, who hosts the EM Weekly podcast.Zack shares his wide range of experiences with emergencies and disasters and we talk about how preppers are often perceived and where those perceptions may come from. He also shared how to make yourself ready for terrible situations and increase your ability to remain calm.EM Weekly Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/em-weeklys-podcastPlease support this podcast by visiting our sponsors!The Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: https://www.thereadinesslab.comContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.comDoberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected].

Patrick Hardy wrote the book on disasters, and it's called "Design Any Disaster," released March 7th, 2023. Patrick is also "the disaster planning Rachel Ray" for writing the recipe for preparedness that you can follow along with to make something delicious and disaster-free, allowing for changes to meet your needs. We talk about the EST (Equipment, Supplies, and Tools) you'll need and the C3 Method, which is to Command, Communicate, and Carry Out! Find the book here: https://amzn.to/3kLdqDuFind Patrick at https://www.americasdisasterplanner.com/Please support this podcast by visiting our sponsors!Doberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at: www.dobermanemg.com or email us at: [email protected] Readiness Lab Podcast Network: Disaster Tough Podcast is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast NetworkFor sponsorship requests: [email protected] visit our website: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/disaster-toughContact Nat:Nat - The Preparedness [email protected]://www.preparednessguy.com