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Preppers? L.A. Tells Residents to Prep for ‘Two Weeks on Your Own’ Just 1 Day Before Quake Hits
Those preparing for disasters of many kinds have often been lumped in with the more extreme “survivalists” and “doomsday preppers,” groups that have been called “crazy.” But now emergency responders seem to be urging residents in disaster-prone areas to ready themselves for a length of time beyond just the three-day bug-out bag.
This Feb. 8, 2013 photo shows Guardian Survival Gear’s Elite Survival Kit features food, water, shelter and hygiene items for one person for 24 hours in Boise. There’s a growing subculture of people who want to be prepared for the collapse of American democracy and civilization. (photo: AP/Katherine Jones)
In fact, a day before a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California Monday, the Los Angeles police and fire departments were, in commemorating the two year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan March 11, 2011, telling residents to be ready for “two weeks on your own.”
CBS LA reported Battalion Chief Larry Collins saying, “the message for a lot of us needs to be, ‘Be ready for anything.’”
