Emergency Preparedness

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

NOTE: The items listed below are merely provided as a checklist and/or memory jogger for your convenience.

Emergency Supplies

Flashlight/Lantern
Extra bulb for flashlight/Lantern
Extra batteries
Extra lantern mantels
Lantern fuel (liquid/propane)
Cyalume light sticks (6)
Dripless candles
Backpacking stove
Fuel or gas cartridges (10)
First aid kit (family size)
First aid book
Medications/prescriptions (2-weeks)
Super sound air horn
Water/windproof matches
Battery, solar, dynamo am/fm/band radio
Signal mirror
Fire extinguisher
Tool kit
Area map

Sanitation

Betadine soap
Portable shower
Water purifier
Portable toilet
Heavy-duty plastic bags
Toilet paper (4-rolls per person)
Powdered bleach (5-10 gallons)
Towels (cloth)
Paper towels (2-4 rolls)
Toothbrush/toothpaste

Shelter

Plastic sheeting (5mil.)
Clothesline, rope or cord
Folding shovel
Pick
Axe
Hammer/nails
Saw
Staple gun/staples
Adjustable crescent wrench
Sleeping bags
Tent (large)
Tarp (polyethylene)
Rain gear (1 per person)
Emergency/thermal blanket (1 per person)
Clothespins
Pet carriers/supplies
Sterile water packets (20 per person)
Water storage containers

Clothing

Shoes with heavy soles (each person)
Work gloves (1 per person)
Warm clothing, hat, gloves
Spare glasses/contacts
Sunscreen
Lip balm

Food & Cooking Supplies

Swiss army knife
Freeze dried foods (2-weeks)
Emergency food rations
Dehydrated food
Lighters
Water (15-gal. per person)
Can opener
Paper cups
Large pots/pans (with lids)
Metal coffee pot
Adjustable pliers
Aluminum foil
Coffee, tea, cocoa
Powdered milk/juices
Wash basin/dish soap
Utensils (cooking/eating)
Filter/chemical water purifier

Misc. Supplies

Trash containers (33-gal. for storing supplies)
Earthquake survival guide
List of important phone numbers/addresses/names
Household inventory list of contents (w/serial numbers)
Cash (coin/bills)