Home Emergency Kits You Should Make
June 7, 2008, 3:10 am
Filed under: food, safety | Tags: home emergency kits, hurricanes, natural disasters, tornados
Filed under: food, safety | Tags: home emergency kits, hurricanes, natural disasters, tornados
Everyday we hear about weird weather and natural disasters that catch people completely off guard. Every house should have 72 hours of the basics of survival which are fresh water, food, clean air and warmth.
You might want to put some of the following items in a large rubber tub to be placed in the safest area of your house-preferably a basement away from windows.
Water – one gallon of water per person for at least three days, for drinking and
sanitation.
Food – at least a three day supply of non-perishable food and a can opener.
Flashlight and radio with extra fresh batteries.
First aid kit which includes moist towelettes.
Variety of tools such as pliers to turn off utilities, a knife or scissors.
Important family documents and cash in a waterproof folder.
Dust masks – to help filter contaminated air, plastic sheeting, garbage bags and
duct tape.
Sleeping bags or warm blankets, change of clothes and a few towels
Prescription medications, glasses and a whistle to signal for help.
Pet food and water for your pet.
You might think carefully about when and where your emergency kit will be used. Some items you’d need in a blizzard might not be the survival items you’d need for a possible tornado. Fine tun your kit to provide for specific family members that might have special needs such as an infant or the elderly.
Include household bleach and an eye dropper. For a disinfectant you use 9 parts water and one part bleach. You can use it to also treat water in an emergency by using 16 drops of liquid bleach to a gallon of water BUT do not use scented, color safe or bleach with an added cleanser.
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