Emergency Supplies – What to have in your Home
- One gallon of drinking water per person per day for three days
- Ready-to-eat dry and canned foods with a manual can opener for
at least a week
- First Aid Kit, medicines and prescriptions to last at least a
week
- ABC Fire Extinguishers, smoke detectors
- Flashlights, battery operated radios and extra batteries,
candles, matches
- Plastic sheets, duct tape, matches, candles and other supplies
and tools
- Personal products like soap, feminine hygiene products,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.
- Fill your bathtub before the water goes off. Use water from
toilet tanks and hot water tanks if needed.
- Consider a generator or other emergency power supply
THIS REQUIRES THE HELP OF A PROFESSIONAL
- Consider sources of back-up heat.
WOOD STOVES AND OTHER HEATING APPLIANCES REQUIRE PERMITS.
- Iodine tablets or one quart of unscented bleach and an
eyedropper (for disinfecting water if directed to do so by the
Health Department.- 2-4 drops per quart clear water, stir and let
stand 30 minutes. Should smell like bleach.)
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