Location, location, location

This is the first part of a new series of columns designed to help local residents prepare, step-by-step, a lifelong emergency preparedness plan.

Experts are now recommending that instead of the standard three days’ worth of emergency supplies, each and every person should have a two-week supply.

The task of buying supplies, gathering the documents and preparing for the contingencies of an emergency or disaster are an overwhelming and daunting task when looking at the big picture.

But taken one step at a time, by following suggestions by local experts and those trained in emergency preparednes...