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Friday, 22 November 2013

Preparing Your Own Emergency Preparedness Kit

By Susan Dawson


If there is one thing that you have always been overly concerned about, it is the fact that you are not really that sure of the things that might likely unfold when emergencies occur. There have since been an increase in the number of incidents these days that warrant proper preparation. So, you have decided that getting emergency preparedness kit all the time is a good move.

A lot of people these days are aware that somehow, emergencies and unprecedented occurrences tend to have their way of creeping into their regular lives without them expecting these occurrences to happen. It can be a little tough though when one is caught off guard. So, making sure that you are always prepared for such a possibility is going to be a really wise move on you.

What people can do is to ensure that he builds his own pack full of likely supplies that he may actually require whenever emergencies do occur. Sure, the government will always be expected to respond to situations like these. But in the event when the authorities are somewhat crippled as well, you will not be totally helpless because you are prepared.

If you have not tried creating your own pack before, you might want to consider a checklist of the things that you are supposed to get done first, it is always easy for you to end up in a situation where you might miss out on some essentials that have to be added on your pack. So, creating a checklist will at least give you assurance that you have everything that you require handy.

It is advised that you should prepare for stuff that are going to last seventy-two hours. These supplies should be enough not only for yourself, but for your family as well. If you have pets, make sure that you will also include supplies for your pets as well. It is expected that it takes at an average of three days before help can be extended to people in stricken areas.

Buy a really good container where you can place all these stuff that you have collected in. You need to make sure that it would be sturdy enough to hold all the things that you are going to place inside it. Also, make sue that it will be easy enough for you to carry around. Thus, you shouldn't find it hard o have to lift it and carry out around with you in the event that there may be a need for you to evacuate some place else.

Make sure that you put in enough food and water for you and your family for the next three days. As much as possible. Go for those items that do not require cooking, biscuits, canned goods, and ready to eat meals will be your best bet. They keep really well. Have the right amount of water too. At the same time, have enough medicine supplies, blankets, clothes, matches, candles, and flashlights.

Always have the emergency preparedness kit ready and handy at all times. You need to check the expiry dates of the goods that you have included in it too. Have these stuff replaced and replenished every time. Thus, you are sure that you're set and ready whenever something unprecedented does strike.




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