Disaster Supplies Kit

HOME: Your disaster supplies kit should contain essential food, water, and supplies for at least three days.

Keep this kit in a desig­nated place and have it ready in case you have to leave your home quickly. Make sure all family members know where the kit is kept.

Additionally, you may want to consider having supplies for sheltering for up to two weeks.

WORK : This kit should be in one container, and ready to "grab and go" in case you are evacuated from your workplace.

Make sure you have food and water in the kit. Also, be sure to have com­fortable walking shoes at your workplace in case an evacuation requires walking long distances.

CAR : In case you are stranded, keep a kit of emergency supplies in your car.

This kit should contain food, water, first aid supplies, flares, jumper cables, and seasonal supplies.

Recommended Items to Include in a Basic Emergency Supply Kit:

• * Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
• * Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
• * Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
• * Flashlight and extra batteries
• * First aid kit
• * Whistle to signal for help
• * Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
• * Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
• * Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
• * Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
• * Local maps
• * Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger