The 10-Minute Preparedness Challenge - National Preparedness Month

Disaster preparedness does not have to mean spending an entire weekend building emergency kits, writing detailed plans, or reorganizing your whole house.

Sometimes, preparedness starts with just 10 minutes.

During National Preparedness Month, challenge yourself and your family to spend 10 minutes today doing one thing that will make you better prepared tomorrow.

Set the Timer for 10 Minutes

Choose one of these preparedness activities:

• Check your emergency water supply.
• Look at your emergency food and check expiration dates.
• Find your flashlights and make sure they work.
• Check your first-aid kit.
• Review your family communication plan.
• Choose an out-of-state contact.
• Check your phone’s emergency contacts.
• Locate your utility shutoffs.
• Put sturdy shoes near your bed in case of an earthquake.
• Start a list of preparedness items your household is still missing.

When the timer goes off, you are finished.

That is the point.

Preparedness does not have to happen all at once.

Turn Your 10-Minute Check Into Action

As you go through your home, you may discover that you are missing important supplies. Maybe you need more emergency food, a better first-aid kit, water storage, lighting, an emergency radio, or a complete disaster kit.

That is where LMD Disaster Survival Kits & Supply can help.

Instead of trying to build everything from scratch, you can find emergency kits, food storage, and preparedness supplies in one place at:

www.lmddisastersurvivalkits.store

Use your 10-minute preparedness check to identify the gaps, then make a plan to fill them.

Try Another 10 Minutes Tomorrow

Ten minutes today might mean checking your water.

Tomorrow it might mean reviewing your food supply.

This weekend it might mean organizing important documents or checking your disaster kit.

Over time, those small actions create something much bigger: a household that is increasingly ready when normal routines are disrupted.

Your Challenge

Set a timer for 10 minutes today.

Find one preparedness gap.

Fix it, make a plan for it, or add it to your shopping list.

And when you need emergency preparedness supplies, remember LMD Disaster Survival Kits & Supply at www.lmddisastersurvivalkits.store.

Preparedness does not have to happen all at once.

It just has to start.

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Michael Cady, MSDM, NEMAA, is the owner of LMD Disaster Survival Kits and an emergency management professional with more than 30 years of experience working alongside first responders. He also has five years of federal disaster recovery experience assisting individuals, families, businesses, and communities affected by disasters.

Michael founded LMD Disaster Survival Kits in 2007 to help people become better prepared for emergencies before they occur. He holds associate and bachelor’s degrees in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as well as a Master of Security and Disaster Management with a concentration in Climate Security from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

In his current professional role, Michael supports emergency management, workplace health, and safety initiatives for a behavioral healthcare organization with more than 500 employees.

Preparedness questions matter, reach out. LMD Disaster Survival Kits welcomes the opportunity to help individuals, families, workplaces, and communities strengthen their readiness, build confidence, and prepare for the unexpected.