The First 72 Hours

"The first 72 hours after a disaster are critical... Maintain enough non-perishable food for each person for at least 72 hours."

-- FEMA Website

We've heard it so often we tend to tune it out. But here's the bottom line. Your local, state, and federal governments simply don't have the logistical resources to provide everyone with emergency supplies or rescue the general population during a disaster. First responders, Red Cross Volunteers, and the National Guard will do their best... but they can't help everyone. When you take personal responsibility for your own emergency supplies, you take some of the burden off the response teams... and free them to help someone else.

We never know exactly how an emergency will unfold, of course. It could be almost anything...

Dateline: Chicago, May 25, 2012

As you finish unloading the car, just after dusk, all hell breaks loose just blocks away. As police gather once again to try to bring order to an unruly crowd, a shot is fired. That's all it takes. The crowd goes wild, and the protestors begin to rampage. The riots last for days.

As the National Guard is sent in, residents are advised to stay in their homes and lock their doors. Buildings are torched. City block after city block burns. To go outside now is to risk your life. All you have in the house to feed your family of five is the milk, bread, and eggs. But how long will it last?

Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee, July 1, 2012, 4:22am EDT

You live in a rural suburb, four miles from the nearest grocery store and three miles from the nearest convenience store and fast food joint. But once it's daylight, you decide to make the trek to buy some food. You foolishly let your supplies run low and you're out of just about everything. You set out on foot with a backpack and cautiously head for the convenience store. The devastation around you is astonishing. It looks like the area was bombed. It's slow going, and by the time you get to the convenience store, hours later, it's too late.

The shelves are stripped bare. You look across the street to the fast food joint and discover with dismay that the plate glass windows have completely shattered and the building is dangerous and uninhabitable. No food there. It will take at least a couple days until much help can get to the area. Meanwhile, you have to eat. You don't have much at home. What's your plan?

Dateline: Manhattan, New York, August 10, 2012

Somehow, for decades, Manhattan has dodged a bullet. But now, a long-overdue category 3 hurricane hits Manhattan, flooding the island, making the major bridges unstable, and effectively cutting off the island. When the storm finally blows itself out, around midnight, FEMA can't assess the damage because it's dark. Once daylight breaks, it takes FEMA a full 24 hours to determine if the bridges and tunnels are safe to allow disaster relief crews into the city. (The tunnels are flooded, but the bridges are safe.) Routes into and out of the city are limited. Once rescue teams have the all-clear, it takes them another 24 hours to get there. It takes another 10 to 12 hours while they set up relief stations. Long lines quickly form with thousands of people who need food and water. Fights break out. Riots begin in some areas. It isn't safe to go out. You huddle in your apartment, hungry, and give the kids the last of the peanut butter crackers. What will you feed them tomorrow?As the old saying goes...

"Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it."

Sure, these scenarios may seem a little farfetched. So, too, did the breaching of the levees in New Orleans in 2005. So did the Chili earthquake in 2010, when looting and rioting broke out within hours of a major earthquake. So did the triple whammy of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor meltdown that hit Japan last year. Time and time again, the "worst case scenario" really does come to pass.

That's why FEMA's recommendation to have at least 72 hours' worth of food is more important than ever before.

And here's something else to consider. As budget cuts occur at all levels of government, emergency services and response teams are feeling the pinch. Budget cuts mean fewer personnel... fewer pieces of emergency equipment... cut backs in training... and more. Now, more than ever, individuals and families should be prepared to be on their own for at least 72 hours. Actually, it would be smart to be prepared for two to three times that long. Our 72 Hour Emergency Meal Kit is a no-brainer. You may even want to pick up two or three kits per person to cover longer emergencies.

Keep in mind, too, that you may not be at home when disaster strikes. You could be at work or on the road. That's why it's a good idea to keep emergency food in your vehicle and at work as well.

You Won't Find Emergency Food Anywhere
That Tastes As Delicious as Ours

In the 72-Hour Emergency Meal Kit you get six pouches of delicious varieties like Cheesy Lasagna... Chicken Ala King... Creamy Chicken Pasta... and Savory Stroganoff. Each pouch contains two jumbo-sized servings, giving you four servings per day for three days. The unique cook-in-the-pouch technology makes meal prep fast and easy.

What's the secret to our unmatched flavor? These meals were developed by chefs who understand that emergency food is only as good as it tastes. Most emergency food suppliers use either dehydrated food or freeze-dried food in their recipes in order to save money. But if your entrees require multiple ingredients - and most do - you'll sacrifice flavor if you choose one food preservation technique over another. Few suppliers actually use both techniques because it's more costly. But we do use both, ensuring that the flavors, textures, and nutrients are the best possible.

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Sincerely,

Bill Heid, President
Solutions From Science

P.S. The 72-Hour Meal Kits are available on a first come, first served basis. If everyone gets enough for their entire family, plus some to keep in the car and at work, we'll sell out fast. So don't delay. Order today.