Emergency Supplies: Personal Checklist
Last updated
September 4, 2009 12:57:55 PM PDT
A stockpile of supplies can add to your safety and comfort during and after an emergency. Plan for enough supplies for at least 72 hours.
| Workplace essentials |
Safety and comfort |
- Water (1 gallon per person per day — a week's supply is best)
- First aid kit, freshly stocked
- First aid book
- Food
- Can opener (non-electric)
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Portable radio, flashlight, and spare batteries
- Essential medications
- Cash and change
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- Sturdy shoes
- Heavy gloves (for clearing debris)
- Candles and matches
- Light sticks
- Change of clothes
- Knife or razor blades
- Garden hose (for siphoning and fighting fires)
- Tent
- Communication kit (paper, pens, stamps)
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| Other essentials |
Cooking |
- Water purification kit
- Fire extinguisher (A-B-C type)
- Extra pair of eyeglasses
- Extra set of house and car keys
- Baby supplies (formula, bottle, pacifier, soap and baby powder, clothing, blankets, wipes, disposable diapers, canned foods and juices)
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- Plastic knives, forks, and spoons
- Paper towels
- Heavy-duty aluminum foil
- Camping stove (Caution: Before using fire to cook, make sure there are no gas leaks. Never use charcoal indoors.)
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| Sanitation supplies |
Tools and other supplies |
- Large plastic trash bags (for waste)
- Tarps and rain ponchos
- Bar soap and liquid detergent
- Shampoo
- Toothpaste
- Feminine hygiene supplies
- Toilet paper
- Household bleach
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- Ax, shovel, and broom
- Adjustable wrench (for turning off gas)
- Tool kit (including screwdriver, pliers, hammer)
- Coil of 1/2-inch rope
- Plastic tape, staple gun, and sheeting (for window replacement)
- Bicycle
- City map
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