Activities to Complete Learn about potential natural disasters in your geographic area. Discuss the four steps of a family preparedness plan. Leader's Guide Disasters can effect any part of the county and at any time of the year. They can strike swiftly and without warning, forcing you to evacuate your home or neighborhood or confining you to your home. In recent years, a number of disaster in North Carolina have destroyed property and people have lost their lives.
All disasters requires clean-up and recovery.
On top of the physical labor and the money that may be needed, the period after a disaster is often very difficult emotionally for the family. At times, coping with clean-up and recovery can be as devastating as the disaster itself. People who survive a disaster may experience fear of future disasters, loss of interest in getting their life back to normal, sleep disturbances, and panic over financial problems. Although many of these feelings and reactions are shared by all ages of people, children and older people often require special attention. A community support network can help.