Boy thats a good one to think about. I live about 20 Miles east of a major city( but on the edge of civilization , as there is no life west of interstate 15 ) It is 35 to 40 miles to the mountians,50 miles to the desert and 15 miles to a foreign Country ( Mexico ) Going to Mexico during anytime is dangerious so South is out. West and North is also out, L.A. to the North and the Pacific ocen to the west after passing thru San Diego NO WAY. I am faced with the posibilty of invasion from all sorts of people coming across the border, and hords of people coming from the city. Interstate 8 and Hwy. 67 will be the only way out. Earthquake, the house I live in is a frame structure and most of the time they will last thru a quake Hence stay home. I have a Major seaport that could cause me problems If somebody with a sutecase bombcomes calling due to most of the time the wind is from the west. If I know about it in time Hwy 67 will get me up wind the quickest. Evacuation from San Diego, Im out of here on interstate 8, due east to the mountians. Loss of electricity will cause a lot of problems But that I can take care of, so its stay home UNTILL all of the city dwellers head this way then it's a crap shoot as to what I have to do. Fire, after 30 years in the fire department I can handle that, It's either burn or not burnd no two ways about it. Flood no Problem or snow either.
In my situation it's a hour by hour call, But eather way as we have learned from all of the members of this site and from the Boy Scouts BE PREPARED.