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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
Usually not one to worry about things that "probably" won't happen, but, the Ohio tragedy, made worse by the decisions of the "leaders" to turn the chemicals into deadly gases, etc. DID get me thinking how close we are to the major line in close proximity to Oxford, Churchill golf course, Wildwood, etc. Not at all confident that the "villages", or the local politicians, have any kind of contingency plan. Our plan might be to always keep our auto gas tank topped off, and a bit of cash on hand ?
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Plenty of gas and cash are great ideas. You might also keep a case of bottled water in your car. You could also keep a “go bag” ready. If there were an immediate evacuation notice, if you can be on the road in five minutes instead of an hour, you may be ahead of the worst traffic. You might even purchase a good detailed road atlas of Northern Florida and plot and mark escape routes going various directions. There are back roads where you can travel fast when the Interstate is blocked, but you need to know them in advance. You could scout them as nice day drives.
What should be in your “go bag”? Here’s a useful idea list published for people worried about forest fires in California a couple years ago.
Build a Personal Go Bag - Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information