List: What You Need in Your Emergency Kit
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:02AM
The following information is safety information from RedCross.org:
Red Cross: At a minimum, have the basic supplies listed below. Keep supplies in an easy-to-carry emergency preparedness kit that you can use at home or take with you in case you must evacuate.
More from the American Red Cross:
- Prepare Your Home and Family
- Prepare Your Workplace and Employees
- Prepare Your School & Students
- Get Tech Ready
For more information from the American Red Cross on preparing for a disaster, go to RedCross.org.
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Comments
Need to do a show on the ble people of ky and moonbow
Love ur show ! And thank u for info on what we need ! Have worried about our country if Obama gets a 2nd chance at our money? Which will only be good for starting a fire when we all have to band together! Thank u for everything!
Living in Canada, winter conditions mean preparation for any travel situation. We carry boots, blankets, an emergency kit, water and snacks on any trip of over a few kilometres. Fortunately, we've never had to use them! As far as preparedness in our home, we have several gallons of water stored in the basement, along with a good supply of dried food and canned goods in the eventuality that the hydro is off for more than a day or two. This has happened in past years and it was comforting to know we had warmth (fireplace), light (candles and flashlights) and food. We melted water in a pot on the fireplace to use to flush toilets and enjoyed the peace and solitude for the 8 days we were without hydro.
Dear Anderson,
I enjoyed your show very much today. I did not think those people were crazy, if a diseater happen today or tomorrow most of us would not be prepared in a home or a car to have the equipment or items needed to survive. A good example was when you asked your audience how many of your are prepared very few lifted thir hands.
I enjoyed your show today. I agree with only one or two things that Ms. Holt has to say. I live in a hurricane prone area, and have seen first hand what it can be like to be un-prepared for an emergency. Some of these people on this show do take it to a bit of an extreme, but I would rather be over-prepared than under-prepared. I like that this show is now on because it may open the eyes of some people who have never even given this idea a thought. I beleive that everyone should have some kind of plan and emergency kit in place in the event of an emergency. Now that I have rambled on about this subject, I must say how great it is that you helped to facilitate that gentleman getting the new hand. I love to see people giving back, and I have seen your show do some really great things. You and your staff have made a real impact on that man's life, and the lives of his family. Good Job!!
I enjoyed the program today. Educational and informative programs are always beneficial.
Oh... Anderson..where do you begin with doomsday people? They are the naive. Everything they are doing is just feeding a hunger in their brain. It fills a void where their security lives. In other words, all they are doing is feeding a false sense of security. OCD does come to mind but more like the filling of the religious void. 1st, maintain your best body weight and health for most of your life. Knowledge and more knowledge! It's not who or what you know but why! Get yourself out more. You can't expect that you'll have your kit, husband, cars & meds. So most of the advice was odd at best. AND the guy with glass at the door..oh please..make sure you have a suture kit also..geeez. My husband is gone many hours of the day..across a river and 50 miles away. He has to carry cash just to hope he has water for the 72 hours of immediate needs. Not one person mentioned Flares OR Water purification tablets and pumps. PLEASE if you want to be prepared go someplace like R.E.I. or Cabella's and stop messing around! If you can't adjust without your kits you have a false sense of security! OH-and this guy timing himself leaving town needs a new plan once 300,000 people join him, that's ridicules! Rotate and eat your food stock so you know your able to eat it and it's fresh each year. That's part of what bothers me. These people want comfort. Out here we strive for survival. Remember..CASH ON YOU is the first thing that will talk when power and supplies dwindle in the 1st 72 hours. ; )