Recently the news has been dominated by the tragedy of the Colorado Springs fires. This latest bout of wildfires forced tens of thousands to flee the area and destroyed an estimated 346 homes. This makes the 2012 wildfires the most destructive in the state’s history. In some cases entire neighborhoods have been wiped out with homes being burnt down to the foundation. The small glimmer of good news from this disaster is that so far no lives were lost. Folks who lived in the area were given plenty of advance notice about evacuating. Even so, the anxiousness was at a heightened level as these homeowners scrambled to decide what items would be taken with them. This brings up the question of what would you take if you had to evacuate in instant?

Think about that for a moment. You’re given the order to evacuate and told you might have only 30 minutes to leave the area never knowing if you’ll have a home to return to. What would you take? Are all the important documents such as birth certificates, passports and insurance policies in one place or are they scattered throughout the house? When was the last time you backed up your computer files? What about irreplaceable family heirlooms? Are those easy to grab and pack up? If asked most of those homeowners that were ordered to evacuate probably thought this could never happen to them. That’s why you need to have a plan no matter where you live for getting out of your house what you need in as little time as possible.

As you consider what you might have to take with you there might also be an issue of junk standing in the way. For instance, suppose you’ve done a good job of keeping all those in court documents in a lockbox or other type of small container. That container could be stored in a closet but if your closet is now crammed full of junk it might mean finding that box is going to take up precious time that you might not have. The same can be said for anything of value that you want to take with you. Even having the ability to utilize an empty container could be a problem if you’ve got all of your containers loaded with junk. There is a better way and that would be to get rid of all the unnecessary clutter taking up space in your house. Instead of being overwhelmed with the prospect of a project like that think about bringing in a partner like Junk King Colorado Springs to help facilitate your clutter removal.

Junk King is a local business that specializes in the removal of any kind of junk. The emphasis there is with the words “any kind.” No item is too big or too small for Junk King to toss onto the back of their empty truck for removal. The goal is to streamline your life and reduce the amount of junk that could stand in the way of you and a smooth evacuation. With this type of emergency it’s better to be ready and never need then to need and not be ready.