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The best gear during a disaster

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BET you experience­d wondering what bet ter gear should be prepared for a Disaster.

your Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and they will tell you to make a Go-BAG. It is simple and easy to make that can save your life someday. You can use it in case of Fire, Medical Emergencie­s, and even Earthquake­s and you can survive 72 hours, at least, after the incident.

In the lowlands where Flooding is imminent, they prefer the balde (Pail). This is for fetching water and floater in floods.

In the Cordillera, due to steep mountain slopes that needs to be traversed during a Disaster, using the Balde cannot be as practical as a GoBag. Why? Because when someone with a Balde walking in the mountains stumbles, the probabilit­y that the balde will fall-hit the rocks, and be destroyed, is very high. If this happens, the contents of the balde will no longer be of Use, and the 72-hour target for survival will be lessened to its minimum. That is why the Bag is preferred, wherein when it falls, its contents are intact.

Go Bag can be any bag reused for this Purpose. You can even use a sack since it is not for socializat­ion purpose. It is only brought out in case of an emergency. Its name Go-Bag has an Action Word "Go" to emphasize its use as a Bag Ready to Go, anytime.

Just imagine a scene where a fire is burning your abode. You cannot just order the fire to stop and wait for you to at least save something for your use. But when you have a Go-Bag, Just pick it up and leave. With it, you are certain that there's is something for your use in the next 72hours.

It may contain Transistor Radio with Batteries for updates of situations during disasters; Flashlight­s for lighting use and signal to catch attention in dark places; First Aid Kits for treat- The Magangan Stan

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