The Importance of Being Prepared for a Natural Disaster
Disasters are especially hard for older adults, especially those with chronic illnesses, but thorough emergency preparation can save lives.
As hot, wind-fed wildfires swirled around her town in early September, Darlene Simmons, 76, was busy cooking spaghetti in her kitchen. As a resident of Middletown, a small town in Northern California, she had been through wildfires before. But her home, where she had lived for 45 years, had never been harmed.
So Ms. Simmons was staying put — until a police officer knocked on the door. He told her that she must leave immediately. She grabbed her medications and an address book, but was forced, reluctantly, to leave everything else behind, including her cane and family photos.
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