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Preparing an Emergency Kit | Preparing Your Home | After a Storm

Preparing an Emergency Kit

Be Prepared Before Severe Weather Strikes

A major storm can knock out utility service to your area, leaving you without electricity, heat, water or fresh food. It's a good idea to put together an emergency kit you can grab at a moment's notice. Store your kit in a waterproof container.

Your emergency kit should include:

• Flashlight
• Battery-operated radio with a weather band
• First aid kit with essential medicines and a manual
• Candles and matches
• A large jug of drinking water
• Non-perishable, ready-to-eat food
• Towels, toilet paper and bathroom items
• Credit cards
• Work gloves
• Duct tape
• A copy of insurance documents
• Blankets and sleeping gear
• List of phone numbers and addresses of emergency services and shelters, physicians, family and friends

Keep tools handy that you may need:

• Hammer and nails
• Screwdrivers
• Wrench
• Small hatchet

Make sure everyone in your family knows where the kit is kept. Review your emergency plan with your family and post the written plan.

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