Thought Hurricane season 2005 with Katrina and Rita was dangerous? Well get ready for 2006 as it can be equally as unhealthy or worse.
As an emergency preparedness consultant featured on CNN and Fox News, I can assure you that if you're not ready you'll meet the same fate as tons of individuals did throughout Katrina. NO scare ways simply the truth!
1st of all you wish to possess a water offer readily available for a minimum of one week for each member of the family. We suggest one gallon per day per friend because the MINIMUM! Sure the people in New Orleans were surrounded by water however it absolutely was totally unfit to drink.
Next you need a offer of food which will be shielded from rising water. You need to place it in LARGE plastic waterproof containers. You ought to have food for at least a week in the form of MREs and typical staples like peanut butter, jelly, honey, crackers, and will goods of baked beans, vegetables, soups, Spam, tuna, sardines, Vienna sausages, salmon, chicken, etc. Do not wait till the hurricane is upon you to get this stuff!
Next you would like for EVERY member of the family to have a Preparedness Travel Backpack with: clothes, a pair of sneakers, socks, underwear, a protecting hat/cap, smart quality poncho, a private NASA blanket and or sleeping bag (these are folded thus tight in their packages that you'll be able to easily get them in the backpack)and most significantly ID packets as described in my FR** Emergency Preparedness Guide at http://www.usprepared.com.
You may need a well equipped initial aid kit that also will be kept in one of the backpacks along with an emergency radio that can be manually wound up. Put in an exceedingly LARGE supply of matches that have been waterproofed. SEVERAL flashlights that feature the new LED lights that can be either shaken or wound up. Conjointly make certain to possess a offer of FRESH batteries of each size that you will be needing NOW not later!
If you are traveling by vehicle, that vehicle ought to have FDA approved plastic containers for your drinking water and many alternative ones for your vehicle to stay it from overheating. You need GOOD quality plastic 5 gallon GAS containers stuffed up NOW. Keep a provide of oil and transmission fluid within the car together with many cans of those tire inflating aerosols. If you don't have a top quality tool kit for your vehicle get one NOW! Also have some form of emergency flashers available.
Conjointly build positive and have a family tent within the vehicle. How many people did you see during Hurricane Katrina that had to wait for FEMA to supply tents?
Actually you have got fireplace extinguishers at home. Well do you furthermore may have one for each vehicle? If not, get then NOW!
You are going to need to have your food supplies mentioned above in BIG plastic containers that may be moved to the vehicle while not taking the time to stock it up. Try this NOW!
There is a ton additional that you may want to know and it's all obtainable at http://www.usprepared.com within the FREE Emergency Preparedness Guide. Also you may realize data there on getting ready for bird flu too.
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