disaster kit

Disaster Preparedness Kit

Family Disaster Supplies Kit

A Family Disaster Plan should include a Family Disaster
Supplies Kit.

Let each member of the family help put it together. The kit
should include:

                          A first aid kit
                          A battery-operated radio, flashlight, and extra
                          batteries
                          Bath size towels
                          Plastic garbage bags
                          Wide tape
                          A county map
                          Bottled water (at least 3 gallons of water per
                          person)
                          Non-perishable snack food
                          List of family medications, eyeglasses, hearing aids

                     Ask one person to be responsible for replacing water
                     every three months and food every six months. Batteries
                     should also be replaced on a regular basis.

                     Tape the call letters and frequency numbers of your
                     emergency alert radio stations (EAS) on the radio and
                     make sure everyone knows how to work the radio and put
                     in fresh batteries. Also tape the channel number of the
                     television emergency broadcast stations on your TV.

                     Every member of the family should know where the Family
                     Disaster Supplies Kit is located--it should be stored within
                     easy reach.

                     If you are a parent, don't assume that you will always be
                     with your children in an emergency. Make sure they know
                     how to protect themselves if you are not available to help.

                     At the beginning of the school year, take time to study the
                     school or day care center emergency protective action
                     plan, and discuss it with your children and their babysitters.