Welcome to the forum...
ETS is a great site for you to read and absorb a lot of information. Another Web site I just started reading and am really enjoying is Listening to Katrina

The site gives you a road map of steps you can take to prepare for a "60-second emergency" - you have to leave your house right now, then expand and expand on that level of preparedness up to and including a hurricane, or whatever.

Stick around - there's a lot to be learned here.

Dave