Fire Emergency Kit
You and your family can cope best by
preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by
assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit. Once disaster hits, you won't have
time to shop or search for supplies. But if you’ve gathered supplies in
advance, your family can endure an evacuation (or home confinement).
Gather the supplies that are listed. You
and your family may need them. Place the supplies you'd most likely need
for an evacuation in an easy-to-carry container. These supplies are listed
with an asterisk (*).
- Water
- Food
- First Aid Kit
- Non-prescription Drugs
- Tools and Supplies
- Sanitation Products
- Clothing and Bedding
- Special Items
- Important Documents
- Suggestions and Reminders
WATER
Store water in plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. Avoid using
containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons or glass
bottles. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of
water each day. Hot environments and intense physical activity can double
that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need more.
Store one gallon of water per person per
day (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation/sanitation)
*
Keep at least a three-day supply of water
for each person in your household.
FOOD
Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food. Select foods
that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no
water. If you must heat food, pack a can of sterno. Select food items that
are compact and lightweight. *Include a selection of the following foods
in your Disaster Supplies Kit:
- Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and
vegetables
- Canned juices, milk, soup (if powdered,
store extra water)
- Staples: sugar, salt, pepper
- High energy foods: peanut butter, jelly,
crackers, granola bars, trail mix
- Vitamins
- Foods for infants, elderly persons or
persons on special diets
- Comfort/stress foods: cookies, hard
candy, sweetened cereals, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags
FIRST AID KIT
Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid
kit* should include:
- Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted
sizes
- 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
- Triangular bandages (3)
- 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Needle
- Moistened towelettes
- Antiseptic
- Thermometer
- Tongue blades (2)
- Tube of petroleum jelly or other
lubricant
- Assorted sizes of safety pins
- Cleansing agent/soap
- Latex gloves (2 pair)
- Sunscreen
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