Medium-term preparedness

For us medium-term preparedness is longer than three days and less than a couple of weeks.

In short-term preparedness we use the example of a power outage with power being restored in a day or two.  To continue with that example, suppose the power was not restored for a week.  I have been in just such a situation.  Many people in the St. Louis, Missouri area have encountered that situation in the winter ice storms.  People encounter it all too frequently when a strong wind blows down power lines.  If you're only prepared for a three-day outage., you may begin to grow a little concerned by Day Four or Day Five.  This is understandable.  At this point, you are probably thinking of leaving, if that is possible. If it is not possible, you are really worrying.

But there are some strategies that you can employ to be prepared for this.  We will discuss some of those in this section.