Emergency Disaster Kits - Disaster Preparedness
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Emergency Prepardeness Disaster Survival Kits
Your Preparedness for a Disaster should include an Emergency Disaster Kit. On this page you will find the best emergency 72 hour survival kits and most importantly helpful and life saving Survival tips
Recent natural disasters round the world have highlighted the need to have our own emergency response procedures in place for our own families. Disaster survival and emergency response plans should be top priority, along with your survival gear list.
Photo by Michele Sandusky, courtesy of Mourgefile.
How would you survive if a flood emergency, earthquake disaster, destructive hurricane or tornado to hit your area? Every family should have a basic emergency preparedness plan for evacuation, and what they need to get by ontheir own for at least three days.
Recent natural disasters round the world have highlighted the need to have our own emergency response procedures in place for our own families. Disaster survival and emergency response plans should be top priority, along with your survival gear list.
Photo by Michele Sandusky, courtesy of Mourgefile.
How would you survive if a flood emergency, earthquake disaster, destructive hurricane or tornado to hit your area? Every family should have a basic emergency preparedness plan for evacuation, and what they need to get by ontheir own for at least three days.
Page updated on 05/24/12
Emergency Kit 72 hours
The bare essentials for pure survival for three days
This is a 4 Person Survival Kit with Essentials to Survive Disasters essentials for coping in Earthquake, Hurricane, Fire, Flood, All Natural and Man-Made Disasters with this Grab and Go 72 Kit for 4 you will be safe in the knowledge that you and your family have this Emergency Disaster Preparedness Family Kit and it includes Safety items, First aid and lots more
4 Person Survival Kit Deluxe Perfect Earthquake, Evacuation, Emergency Disaster Preparedness 72 Hour Kits for Home, Work or Auto: 4 Person
Amazon Price: $199.95 (as of 05/31/2012)
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Wildfires and other Fast Occuring Dangers
Make a Ready Go Bag a Necessity
While one usually has some time to prepare for and evacuate from the danger of hurricanes, other natural disasters can strike so quickly that you have time only to flee.
Wildfires, for example, can race towards homes at breakneack speed with a drastic change in wind condition and direction. While you may know that there is a wildfire nearby, you may suddenly be faced with the necessity of getting up and out of the house within minutes if a monster fire suddenly heads in your direction.
There is no time at all to rush around packing a go bag under those conditions.
However, you can monitor your local drought conditions using free drought monitors found on the internet. The higher your drought index, the greater the danger there is that wildfires can start.
Grab-n'-Go Emergency Kit
2-Person, 3-Day Backpack
This is what I think of as a basic or starter kit. It will aid in your basic survival, and it probably a good place to start if you don't already have a survival kit.
Be sure you add in important papers - passports, drivers license, birth certificates, proof of insurance coverage - and perscriptions and essential medications.
It's called "grab and go" for a reason. You may not have time to retrieve all these things at the last minute.
Be sure you add in important papers - passports, drivers license, birth certificates, proof of insurance coverage - and perscriptions and essential medications.
It's called "grab and go" for a reason. You may not have time to retrieve all these things at the last minute.
Be prepared for ANY emergency
Hoping a Disaster Doesn't Strike Just Isn't Enough
It is the most awful thing to watch all the news coverage from countries affected by natural disasters, and the look of shock covering their faces, many just stumbling around, this is one of those items you really do hope that you never need to use it. But do you really want to take that chance, Whether it be a natural disaster, like an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, wildfire, or flood, or a human inflicted one, ensure you and your family are equipped
The best way to ensure you are prepared is by purchasing on of the many fantastic emergency survival kits available. All include the basic essentials to ensure you and your family can survive the crucial first 72 hours until your government provides you with their plan.
There are lots of pre-packed emergency kits to choose from, including Grab and Go bags, such as the one shown above.
The best way to ensure you are prepared is by purchasing on of the many fantastic emergency survival kits available. All include the basic essentials to ensure you and your family can survive the crucial first 72 hours until your government provides you with their plan.
There are lots of pre-packed emergency kits to choose from, including Grab and Go bags, such as the one shown above.
Important Things for Your Go Bag
or Bug-out Bag
Once you have your basic Go Bag, or Grab-n'-Go Kit, you're still not quite ready to go. Think about what you absolutely, positively MUST have if you must leave your home, and may not be able to get back into it for a prolonged period of time, or ever.Here's a starter list of things to add to the basic survival kit witht he three days worth of food, water, first aid, and other survival essentials in it:
Passports
Drivers License
Birth Certificates
Proof of Insurance Coverage
Perscriptions and essential Medications
Cash Money
It's called a Grag and Go Bag for a reason. Beause you should be able to pick it up and walk out the door with it. You may niot have time to round up all of the items listed above, and the others that you will want to add.
Survival -Water Supply
Water is Essential to Life
Securing a dependable water supply will possibly be your biggest challenge. You should need on average a gallon of water per person a day. For drinking and cooking.
No matter how safe and secure you think your water supply is right now, it can be compromised in a number of ways during floods, hurricanes, fires, tornados. Our water supplies are not 100% safe and invunerable.
No matter how safe and secure you think your water supply is right now, it can be compromised in a number of ways during floods, hurricanes, fires, tornados. Our water supplies are not 100% safe and invunerable.
Hurricanes
can bring about temporary food shortages
B&W Crash of a fierce storm ocean wave
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Right Hurricane Jeanne, you could not buy food within 50 miles of our house. Residents had emptied the store shelves of non-perishable foods and bottled water as the storm approached.
By the time the storm left, the frozen and refrigerated food that had been left in the stores prior to the storm could not be sold because the power went out early on, and refigeration with it.
Anyone who did not have already have a supply of non perishable food had to drive at least 50 miles to get some.... IF they had remembered to fill their gas tanks before the storm. (Gas was unavailable locally, too.)
It was a couple more days before deliveries could be resumed, and some homes were still without power 8 - 10 days later.
So, there's one real life example of a food shortage, albeit a temporary one, that we experiencecd.
Emergency Food supply
Food Shortages
Governments estimate each household has enough food for approx 3-4 days, but this includes fresh foods. which don't last long without refigeration. .
You can purchase a Family Emergency Food Supply Kit which includes everything imaginable from emergency food preparedness to emergency tools and shelter equipment.
There are also specially packaged survival foods, and freeze dried foods with a stated shelf life of anywhere from one to 25 years.
You can purchase a Family Emergency Food Supply Kit which includes everything imaginable from emergency food preparedness to emergency tools and shelter equipment.
There are also specially packaged survival foods, and freeze dried foods with a stated shelf life of anywhere from one to 25 years.
Emergency Energy - Heat, light, power
We Have Been Without Power for DAYS from Hurricane Strikes
Heat, light two very important components, not only wil a hot drink keep you warm, but also hot food, it is essential you have made provisions for making heat. The Deluxe Survival Kit Ultimate Survival (for heating and cooking)
is a fantastic kit to have, and will help you with cutting and chopping to keep your heat source going.
Another important piece of equipment is an emergency radio that can operate even after your last battery is used up. Here's one that has some very important additional features.
is a fantastic kit to have, and will help you with cutting and chopping to keep your heat source going.Another important piece of equipment is an emergency radio that can operate even after your last battery is used up. Here's one that has some very important additional features.
Learn Survival skills
The Ultimate Survival book
When disaster strikes, someone needs to take charge, and that person will be you, do you feel you know enough to take control of a crisis situation, meaning the survival of you and your family. We could only imagine the stress involved in an emergency, so having the knowledge already to help you deal with a crisis will lessen the stress for you and your family. this book is full of survival tips and suggestions, helping everyone to cope in a crisis
Necessary items on your Suvival kit list
Depending on where you live, some items will be important for oyou, while others will not. For example, Survival Blankets are essential for someone living in an area that experinces blizzards, but not so much for a Floidian planningn for hurricane survival.
A Very Difficult Sutuation Becomes
A Real Emergency if You are Not Prepared
Preparedness for a Disaster
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Do you have your plan already just in case disaster strikes
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LisaAuch
Mar 19, 2012 @ 7:32 am | delete
- I knew this would be great for you, great tips and ideas, and a wonderful important resource!
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CruiseReady Mar 21, 2012 @ 7:08 am | delete
- You truly are an angel, Lisa. Thank you again!
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SquidooPower
Dec 23, 2011 @ 10:08 pm | delete
- EVERYONE should have a survival kit. Of course, I live on a boat so I might have a different point of view.
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areamarketing
Dec 22, 2011 @ 9:26 pm | delete
- We have worked Hurricanes for the military for years...and one thing is clear, you are never as ready as you think!
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BisonHunter
Dec 20, 2011 @ 7:25 pm | delete
- We raise as much of our own food we as can, garden, chickens, live stock etc. Everybody needs to know what they will do in an emergency.
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cruiselinefans
Dec 20, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
- You've reminded me to upgrade my solar/battery radio. Thanks for the tip. Everyone should have at least one of these kits in their homes. We have food stored up and two cords of seasoned firewood under the porch in case of apocalypse. :)
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OUTFOXprevention Nov 16, 2011 @ 5:00 pm | delete
- We help businesses with emergency plans often. We like your lens. We definitely focus on schools, medical organizations and food services.
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PrettyWorld
Oct 27, 2011 @ 11:55 am | delete
- Yep, we've got a plan. And need it too. We've had flash floods, major power outages (a 5 day followed less that a week later by a 3 day during an icy and cold January). I am a pro at baking a homemade deepdish pizza on top of a kerosene heater! :)
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- Emergency Planning and Disaster Preparedness is a must for every family! Thank you for highlighting this important topic.
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LongShot1972
May 3, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
- Good stuff. I have grown up in a Hurricane area and now Tornadoes are after me. These kits fit right in with my Tips for Tornadoes lens.
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