Have a Disaster Supplies kit ready in case of an emergency

  In our area, a disaster could be a tropical storm or a tornado or a hurricane or another type of disaster.  When disaster strikes, advance preparation can help you and your family to endure an evacuation or home confinement (shelter-in-place). Gathering supplies and tools could be the key to your recovery. There are two checklists and a supplement, which will help you to create your basic disaster supplies kit or to have “at-ready” to add to kit.

  FEMA recommends being able to handle 3-7 days without any outside support.  This involves food, usually refrigerator/ freezer and later canned or dried; water, stored but rotated before the expiration date, clothing appropriate to the time of the year; and a source of cooking (propane gas grill with side burner will work well during power outages).

This list is extensive and you will have to pick and choose what works for you.

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Personal Disaster Supplies Kit (review annually) □ Alarm Clock, battery-operated □ AM/FM Radio, battery-operated or crank □ Cell Phone (with the car charger cable) □ Extra Batteries for Radio/Flashlight (keep in refrigerator) □ First Aid Kit □ Flashlights, battery-operated or crank □ Lists in plastic bag:    -Family Physicians (name and phone)    -Medical Insurance (company and account number)    -Important Family Information (name and phone)    -Medical Devices Information (brand, model and      serial number of devices such as a pace maker) □ Sturdy container for above (backpack/plastic container)   Other Supplemental Items for Your Supplies Kit □ Baby Supplies □ Blankets, Sleeping Bags and Pillows (if going to shelter) □ Book, or other reading material □ Bottled Water in Plastic Containers (1 gallon/person/day) □ Car Keys □ Children’s Books and a few toys □ Camera to document any damage for insurance □ Canned Juice, Milk, Soup, and Food □ Can Opener, manual □ Clothes, Shoes, and Raingear (if going to shelter) □ Credit Cards and Cash □ Dry Food □ Disposable Plates, Bowls, Cups, and Utensils □ Extra pair of glasses □ Fire Extinguisher (ABC) □ Fuel in Car □ Gas Cans □ Generator □ Grill, Natural gas or propane (with gas/propane) □ Insect Repellent

□ Inventory of house and/or pictures in waterproof bag □ Items for Elderly or Disabled family members □ Maps with Marked Escape Routes* □ Matches or Lighter in a waterproof bag □ Medications and Prescriptions □ Paper Products, toilet paper and paper towels □ Pencil and Paper □ Scissors □ Sunscreen □ Soap and Toiletries Tools and Recovery Supplies Kit □ Axe □ Brooms and Mops for clean up □ Caulking Gun and caulk □ Chain Saw □ Extra Chain for Chain Saw □ Fuel for Gas-Powered Tools (50:1 mixture, usually) □ Cleaning Supplies □ Coolers □ Cordless Drill □ Crowbar or Wonder Bar □ Duct Tape □ Generator □ Grill, Propane Gas □ Hammer □ Hand saws □ Ladder (step and/or extension) □ Lumber, strips to hold plastic/tarp □ Nails and/or Screws □ Pails □ Pliers and adjustable wrench □ Ropes □ Shovel □ Sponge □ Tarps or plastic sheeting for windows/roof □ Trash Bags □ Utility Knife with retracting blade □ Wet/Dry Vacuum □ Wheelbarrow

FEMA: Emergency Supply List (PDF)