5 Levels of Emergency Preparedness
What are the 5 Levels of Preparedness? It’s a helpful tool to assess how ready you are for an emergency, whether it’s a natural disaster like an earthquake or snowstorm, or a personal crisis such as a major illness in the family. Emergencies can also come in the form of economic collapse or other large-scale events that disrupt daily life. Remember when TP shortages caught everyone off guard? Being prepared means you won’t be scrambling for essentials at the last minute. Learn how to assess your readiness and ensure your household is equipped for any situation.
Level 0
Not prepared at all, thus making every emergency a disaster
- Less than 2 weeks of food in your house
- No self defense
- No water stored or way to purify it
- No way to produce food
- No items for bartering
Level 1
Ready for minor emergency such as ice storm
- 2 weeks of food
- Way to heat the house without relying on power for 2 weeks
- Able to cook without power for 2 weeks
- First aid kit(s)
- No defense
- Must leave home after two weeks due to lack of preparedness
Level 2
Can survive 1 month, such as hurricane
- Generator on hand
- Month of food (like this although I have yet to try this brand)
- Month of prescriptions
- Batteries for radios and flashlights
- Home and self defense
Level 3
Can survive 3 months due to, for example, Martial Law, Pandemic or Earthquake
- 3+ months of food
- Way to purify water
- Way to defend self and home
- Wood for heat
- Communication such as CB Radio
- Neighborhood watch
- 3 months of prescriptions
Level 4
Can survive 1 year due to Economic collapse or Currency devaluation
- Short term AND long term food supplies
- Garden
- Small animals such as chickens, goats, and/or rabbits
- Ammo (2000+ rounds per weapon)
- Herbal knowledge to replace prescriptions
- Dog for security
- 24 hour rotation of security
- Ready to bug out if situation deteriorates
- Able to educate children at home (This should be level 1 IMO)
Level 5
Can Survive Indefinitely from their Home during an multi-year SHTF or TEOTWAWKI situation
- Fully functioning large garden or small farm for food
- Is able to can and store harvest
- Is able to harvest seed for next growing season
- Raises up multiple generations of farm animals
- 10,000+ rounds of ammo per weapon
- Horses for travel
- Able to generate own fuel ie: biodiesel or alcohol
- Solar power bank with deep storage batteries
- Natural, on site water source
- Home based business to generate income
- Able to provide excess food for charity
- Able to build new buildings or repair existing
- Prepared for minor surgery or child birth at home
- Able to produce own clothing ie spinning wheel
What level do you think you are?
Good question!
Second question: Are you hopeful or realistic about your level?
Looking forward to the rest of this series.
Blessings.
Realistic….not at a 5….I’d say strong 3
I am at level one. Ready to move up!
WOOT!
We are at level 3 crossing into level 4.
NICE! That encourages me. I’m not alone.
‘Able to educated children at home’ Really? 🙂
I would consider myself at least a level 4 on your scale, without a garden or any food critters to slaughter when hungry – have extensive food stores and consumables including vitamins and
medical/medications/paper goods – not going to bug out..too old and fat to be a fast mover but have made extensive defensive upgrades to the 3 acres and house.. well water with rainwater capture and septic – I could easily lock the gate and not go out for a year…sounds like a good idea for a reality TV show…
I think if we are to this point in society there won’t be any ‘official’ schooling at home or otherwise….this was his list lol I probably should have omitted that line 🙂
Or at least spell ‘educated’ correctly for the context of the sentance…lol
or sentence 😛
3.5- 4.0
We are at a 5 except for the the gun, ammo, defense end of things – even have the ham radio and the spinning wheel! Thank you for the list –
10,000 rounds is A LOT especially in this day and age. Thank you for stopping by.
why would you need an income for level 5?
for barter? Unless you are able to prep everything you may need
Hello! Do you have somewhere on your site where you explain why “preparedness” is so important to you? I get that the world is an uncertain place, but I’d like to know your reasoning behind putting so much effort into “being prepared for anything.”
Great idea for a post. Coming soon!