Gathering emergency supplies for an emergency supply kit is a essential component to disaster preparedness. You should store emergency supplies in different places, such as your home, office, and vehicle. Your basic emergency supply kit should include the following:
- Water: Keep one gallon of drinking water, per person, per day in your kit.
- Food: Keep as much non-perishable food, like can and dry goods, as your family will need to survive a major disaster.
- Cash: Keep enough cash on hand to buy food, fuel, and a few nights in a hotel in case you need to evacuate.
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA All Hazards-Weather Radio with tone alert – keep extra batteries for both.
- Flashlight and extra batteries.
- First aid kit.
- Whistle.
- N95 Respirator masks. They are light and small, but may keep you safe from smoke and chemicals.
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities.
- Can opener or other food preparation tools.
- Local maps.
Tina Arthur, CHMM
Environmental, Safety, Health, & Security Manager
Hager Companies