Incorporate evaluation processes into each of your drills. Come up with recommendations on how to modify your family plans based on what you learn from the drill. If you execute your drills with an eye toward learning you will learn something.
# Just do it.<<<
Excellent advise.
And do teach the young kids to call 911 in a real emergency, I love hearing how very small children manage to get help for their parents who are sick or hurt.
Granny, and all - Two months ago, I was in conversation with a manager of one of the City Departments. He told me then, that our state would be bankrupt by Feb. He then told me that if the city was without funds, the police department and fire department would not be available for emergency assistance. (IOW, if salaries could not be paid, staff would not be on payroll.) We may be on our own, sooner than we think.
Not to be a gloom and doom gal here - just stating what was told to me by a city employee. Something for all of us to keep under consideration.
I always try to remember the example of my Grandfather when considering emergency responses.
My Maternal Grandfather was a very deliberate, considering individual. His older brother was just about his opposite.
An episode that reflected those differences happened one day when they (both in their 70’s) were out deer hunting. On the way back out of the edge of the woods, they took a shortcut across a pasture. They had full permission to be there hunting, but only when they were in the middle of the field did they notice a very large bull in the field they were in. My grandfather’s brother told him to come on, let’s run for the fence. My grandfather grabbed him by the arm and said whoa... First of all one of us would probably have a heart attack, or fall and break a bone. Second, we are both armed and could drop the bull in his tracks if necessary... Third, if we had to, either of us could reimburse the farmer for his bull - So, lets just take our time and walk to the fence and the bull may not even notice us.
They leisurely walked to the fence and the bull never even stopped grazing.
So, our response to any emergency should be to Be Prepared - Have the tools and resources with you - But most importantly - DON’T PANIC.