How do I know that potassium iodide (KI) will be available in case of an emergency?
You don’t know. And it probably won’t be available when and where you need it unless you buy it yourself in advance. Where was FEMA with the water bottles when Katrina hit New Orleans? Get it BEFORE you need it because you need to take potassium iodide BEFORE you are subjected to radioactive iodine. It’s a race against the clock. Fill up your thyroid with stable iodine before it fills up with radioactive iodine released from the nuclear reactor or the fallout from the nuclear bomb.