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The goal of the initiative is to encourage residents to prepare for potential emergencies, including a zombie apocalypse, by tapping into people's fascination with zombies and television shows such as The Walking Dead.
Throughout the month of October, officials will be encouraging residents to prepare a disaster kit that contains enough items to support every household member for 72 hours. In a press release, Deputy director of Kansas Division of Emergency Management, Angee Morgan, says:
"We came up with the idea of Zombie Preparedness Month because it is an engaging way to get people on board with emergency preparedness."Devan Tucking, an official with the Emergency Management office, believes the unique idea will indeed catch people's attention and encourage them to be prepared, saying:
"This is a fun and low-stress way to get families involved, and past turnouts have proven it to be effective. If you're equipped to handle the zombie apocalypse then you're prepared for tornadoes, severe storms, fire and any other natural disaster Kansas usually faces."Kansas residents are even encouraged to send photos of their kits to Tucking. He will then select as many as five individuals and invite them to share their kits and ideas for preparedness at an event to be held in late October.
© Screen CaptureKansas Division of Emergency Management posters advertising Zombie Preparedness Month.
Ok, I don't know what to think. It is good to be prepared, and very few are. But in this case something sound strange. Is there a planned disaster, and one potential whistle blower is indirectly trying to inform the civilians about it? Is it related to some sort of epidemic? Don't know, but it is suspicious.