BY BRIAN M. MORRIS
In 2004, President George W. Bush declared September as National Preparedness Month. While the government, and more specifi cally the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have defi nitely stepped up their game, they still have a long way to go before you can depend on them to resolve emergency situations in a timely and comprehensive way.
In 2016, the National Household Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that while over 75 percent of those polled said they have some basic emergency supplies such as fl ashlights and bottled water, less than 50 percent of them had any semblance of a useful or comprehensive plan to execute in the event of an emergency. Regardless, the fact is that when it comes to emergency preparedness, there is always room for improvement.