There are several things to do.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 01/12/2025
Disaster plan? Yes, we do have that. (We hope – and we also hope to not need it.)
That said, L.A. is coping with severe drought and a disastrous combo of extremely parched earth, wind, and fire (not the rock group). It reminds us yet again that yes, disasters happen. In recent years the ‘bad stuff’ has been on the uptick. Weather events have also found their way to parts of the U.S. deemed relatively low risk. However great or slight, risk is risk, and in hindsight, preparations are a bargain.
Man plans. God laughs. Cosmic schadenfreude? ( I fail to see the humor.)
It reminds us that disasters don’t discriminate. We are all exposed.
At Franklin.TV we coordinate with Police & Fire on disaster plans, and we also have backup plans and power systems to keep operating under adverse events.
Just as important – we plan for the digital preservation of key business records. This is something anyone (you) can do, and it requires only a thumb drive or two and time to scan/digitize key documents and organize these as computer files.
What’s the important/critical info to preserve? Bank records. Medical records. Passport and other key personal info. Property info. Your will. Online accounts and passwords. Photos/videos of family events. Pix of key valuables and receipts for insurance claims. Walk through every room of your home with a video camera. All of this and more should be organized and saved on an external storage device(s); a thumb drive or disk drive. Keep copies of your digital records outside of your home and car – in a safe deposit box.
When disaster strikes, your stuff may be gone, but your key information survives. Digital recovery makes your personal recovery much easier.
And – as always –
Thank you for watching.Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.And staying informed at Franklin●news.
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