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Escape Plan Part 1 of 4: Get Out Of The City
You want to have a plan in order now to ensure you know what you’re going to do if an outbreak occurs in your area. Over the next four days, we’re going to go over our plans for getting away in order to provide you with a template for preparing your own escape plan.
In order to plan correctly, we suggest starting with a broad plan and then working down the details over time. Today we will start with the broad plan and discuss some of the options available to you in order to ensure you get out of your area and, hopefully, away from the zombie threat.
The City
Escaping from the city, town, village, or whatever area you’re living in is the first step in preparing your escape plan. Knowing several ways out and having primary, secondary and tertiary routes out are the first steps to creating that plan.
To start planning your route out of the city look at a basic map of the city or metropolitan area. Are there any natural barriers (rivers, oceans, cliffs) that would prevent you from going any specific direction? Plan to avoid that route unless absolutely necessary.
Now, where are you in comparison to the rest of the city? If your in the eastern part of the suburbs then going east is you best and most likely escape route out of the city. Start your escape plans here.
Look at road maps now. Are there any obvious roads that lead out your chosen direction of escape? If there is a major highway or road you’re going to want to avoid it as it will be most people’s primary route. Look for smaller roads that lead all the way out of town and don’t have any breaks. Note as many of these as you can.
If there aren’t any single roads that lead all the way out of town, look for other smaller roads that run parallel to each other. You may have to switch between three or four roads (or more) on your way out of town, so planning to use several is fine.
Now that you have at least a few optional routes, start driving them on a regular basis. Do they pass through residential, commercial or industrial areas? You want to avoid people as much as possible, so commercial and residential areas are out as a primary route. Industrial areas are preferred as they are likely to be the first abandoned during an outbreak. People will try to get home to their families and will leave these areas empty. If there are no industrial areas to travel through, residential is your second best choice, as people will flee these in hopes of escaping the outbreak.
While you’re test driving these routes check for other things that might hinder your escape. Are there any overpasses that empty onto the road allowing people off the clogged highways and clogging your planned route? Is there anyplace (mall, stadium, prison) where people might attempt to escape to in order to attempt to make a stand? If so, plan a different route.
Eventually after you’ve driven and tested as many routes as possible you’ll find some that make more sense than others. Rank your possible routes from best to worst. Drive them all and figure out what issues you may encounter with each. Figure out how to get from one escape route to another over the entire course of the drive. You never know when someone will get into an accident at exactly the wrong time blocking your planned path.
Now that you have your primary escape route planned, start looking in another direction. The outbreak might occur east of you blocking that direction as an option. What about west, north, south, southwest? Plan multiple routes for every point on the compass. Know what the best, worst, and middling options are for each route. Know the pros and cons of heading to each compass point. In other words, know your city, inside-out and upside-down.
Planning all of these routes will give you this intimate knowledge of your city, and allow you to know all of the options you have available to you. It will also give you an idea of how others may react when an outbreak happens. If you know your options and you know what actions others are likely to take you’ll be able to react intelligently when something unexpected occurs.
Remember that above all you’re planning on surviving. If every direction is blocked off and all of your plans have failed, you may need to move into the center of the city and take over a building there. Make a plan for that as well. Have several buildings as options and get as much information on them as possible. Know what you’ll need to fortify them as we discussed earlier.
It can be a daunting task to plan all of these routes and alternatives, but when the zombies rise, or some other world shaking event occurs (EMP, nuclear holocaust, alien landing) you’ll be glad that you have a plan in place. So get out the maps and get to work.
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There seems to be a great deal of confusion on whether or not zombies will attack animals, and if they do, will those animals become infected, simply die, or go on with their lives. As this video shows, some types of zombies will indeed attack animals that enter their vicinity, but this is not always the case.
Some types of zombies will indeed attack an animal, though those same types will typically attack any warm or moving object. Some types of zombies will only attack certain types of animals (e.g., mammals but not lizards,) and some types of zombies will only go after a human being.
To make this a little more straightforward we have come up with the following lists to help you in knowing whether or not your family pets are safe.
Zombies that Will Attack Animals:
Zombies that Will Only Attack Humans
- Chemical Zombies
- Nano-Zombies
- Techno-Zombies
- Other Miscellaneous
To understand how to identify each type of zombie, please click on the links above and review the various articles. This will advise you on how to identify your zombies, and find out whether they are a threat to only you, or if you need to protect your pets as well.
One important item to note when reviewing the articles, not all zombie types can be spread to your animals. So while you may want to protect Spot from being eaten, if he does get bitten, you do not necessarily need to put him out of his misery.
If your pet/horse/cow/sheep does receive a bite, and you are unsure what type of zombie you have encountered, the safest option is to put the animal down. We understand that this is difficult (nigh on impossible for some.) We are pet owners and animal lovers ourselves, and to have to put down your own animal is one of the most difficult decisions one can make, even if it isn’t due to an infected bite from a zombie.
That said, the infected pet is no longer the loving, caring creature you have shared time and adventures with. If not now, then soon it will turn into a vicious, ravenous creature with only your death in mind.
If you cannot bring yourself to put your pet down, and you have not been able to identify the type of zombie bite it has received, you have two options.
- Have an acquaintance do the dirty work for you. Do NOT let a friend do it. It will ruin your relationship completely. You will always question your decision, and if a friend has to put down your beloved pet, you will forever look at them with that question, and that anger. Make sure the person you ask is someone you either don’t like, or don’t have a close connection with. It will change your relationship with them as well, but it’s less likely to ruin a friendship. Ironically, it may even lead to a stronger connection with that person.
- Lock the possibly infected animal up and monitor it over the course of several days. An infection that can spread to an animal will show its signs within 72-120 hours (three to five days.) If your pet is still its same old self after that time, you can consider yourself reasonably safe and release them.
NOTE: We cannot stress enough how dangerous, and frankly stupid this option is. Primarily, keeping a potentially infected animal locked up for up to a week can cause issues of its own. What if you have to move because of a coming horde? What about the animals natural biological processes and the necessary cleanup? Where can you keep a horse locked up that where you can guarantee it won’t escape, break free, etc.?
Additionally, there is no guarantee that even after five, ten, or even 100 days that your pet is guaranteed infection free. All creatures have different resistances to infections. Your chihuahua may be naturally immune to the zombie bacteria, but can still pass it on if he bites you. The only way to guarantee your safety from your pet is to put it down, no matter how difficult the decision.
To be blunt, it’s you or them. In a war against the zombification of all humanity your pet may become collateral damage. It’s sad, it’s difficult to come to terms with, it’s your only guarantee for safety.
In the war against zombies, animals are often caught in the middle. Many people are forced to abandon their pets when they go on the run. Even more are turned and have no recollection of their family and friends, much less their pets.
While some animals are trained to help humanity against the zombie threats, many are left to fend for themselves and have been known to become a danger in themselves. Feral packs of both dogs, cats, and even escaped zoo animals have been known to roam urban wastelands after an outbreak.
For these reasons, we recommend that if you are a pet owner and you realize that an outbreak is occurring, please do something about your pets. They will not likely be able to make it through the outbreak alive, and may even become a danger to you and your survival group. We know it’s difficult, but it may become necessary.
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