Office Preps

[CharlesHarris]

When I was working in the Washington, DC area post 9/11, my plan was to hole up at work until the smoke cleared, rather than trying to drive home 75 miles, amongst the "unprepared in denial". I kept MREs, bottled water, a change of clothes, blanket and BOB in my locker, more gear in my work truck. When activated for storm damage assessment, we worked 12 hours on, 12 off. There was not time to commute home, so I would on a cot at our equipment depot or incident command post until the next operational period. For events lasting longer than 48 hours, we'd usually be sent to a motel for a decent meal, shower, laundromat and a real bed after the second night.