How prepared are you for an Emergency? Take an Emergency
Preparedness Quiz.
http://beprepared.com/article.asp?ai=32
Start a Home Evacuation Plan
http://beprepared.com/article.asp?ai=7
Tips for preparing for specific emergencies from terrorist
activities to winter storms
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_77_,00.html
Protect Your Pet from Winter Woes
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/protect_your_pet_from_winters_woes.html
Help Your Kids Learn about Emergency Preparedness while
having some Fun…
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
Some tips on fire safety
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/
Some tips on Home Heating safety
http://www.nstaronline.com/customer_service/safety/default.asp
Suggested List of Items for a 72-Hour Emeregency Preparedness Kit
- 3-day supply of high-calorie food bars
- 4 Water purification tablets (one per liter)
- 1 Emergency thermal blanket
- 1 Lightstick 12-Hour Burn
- 1 Rain Poncho
- Waterproof matches
- Ziploc bag for kit's storage
- Soap
- Moist towelettes
- Hard Candy
- Important Numbers and Contacts Card
- Checklist of additional recommended items for the kit
- Informational Guides on Water Purification and General Emergency
Safety
- Water: Minimum 1 gallon
per person
(ideally 3 gallons
per person for 72-Hour period)
- Flashlight with extra
batteries
- Basic first aid kit
- Roll of toilet paper/tissue
- Necessary toiletries & sanitary
items
- Necessary medications
- Necessary baby/pet supplies
- Paper & pen
- Duck tape
(Tip: Wrap several
yards around pen to save space)
- Radio with extra batteries
- Change of warm clothing
- Plastic garbage bag - (for sanitary
purposes)
- Copies of vital documents
(insurance cards/policies,
birth certificates, Social Security cards, passports, etc…)
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