Creating a Survival Kit for your Family and Home prior to a disaster or emergency occurring is key to becoming prepared enabling to help save many lives.   The Kit should be easy enough to transport should you have to leave your home or whereever you may be.

WHAT SHOULD BE IN MY SURVIVAL KIT?

The Basics of a Survival Kit.

  • (1) First Aid Kit * See below the Supply List for a Kit *
  • (1) Gallon of Water for each person per day up to (3) days for evacuation; (2) weeks if for home.
  • Non-perishable food, easy to prepare [don’t have to cook] for up to (3) days for evacuation; (2) weeks if for home.
  • Flashlight and extra batteries.
  • Battery powered or handcrank NOAA radio.
  • Sanitation and personal hygiene items.
  • (7) day supply of medications.
  • Cell phones with chargers.
  • Copies of your Driver’s license, Lease/Copy of Deed to home, Insurance policies, Birth Certificates, Passports, Verification of residency [proof of address].
  • Family and emergency contact information.
  • Emergency blanket.
  • Map[s] of area.

Additional items to Consider for your Survival Kit.

  • Hearing aids, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, or any additional medical supplies.
  • Baby supplies [bottles, formula, blanket, diapers, baby food]
  • Games and activities for the kids.
  • Two-radios.
  • Extra set of car keys, house keys.
  • Manual can opener.

Recommended Items to Keep on Hand for Area Related Disasters

  • Whistle
  • Surgical masks
  • Matches
  • Rain gear
  • Towels
  • Work gloves
  • Tools / Supplies for securing your home
  • Extra clothing, hat, sturdy shoes
  • Duct tape
  • Scissors
  • Household liquid bleach
  • Entertainment items
  • Blanket or Sleeping Bags
  • Plastic Sheeting
  • Matches

* First Aid Kit should contain the following items *

  • Absorbent compress dressings
  • Adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
  • Adhesive tape
  • Antibiotic ointment packets
  • Antiseptic wipe packets
  • Small packets of aspirin
  • Blanket [Space Blanket]
  • Scissors
  • Oral thermometer [w/o mercury]
  • Triangular bandages
  • Tweezers
  • Non-latex gloves
  • Antiseptic solution or towlettes
  • Instant cold packs
  • Sterile eye wash
  • Benadryl
  • Peptobismal
  • Tums
  • Non-stick sterile pads
  • Second Skin for blister treatment
  • Callomae lotion
  • Emergency phone numbers, Contacts
  • Safety pins

““We are not preparing for the world we live in – we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in.” ― Michael Mabee, Prepping for a Suburban or Rural Community: Building a Civil Defense Plan for a Long-Term Catastrophe

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