You might need individually oriented containers. To have enough supplies for 7 days, each person in your home may have their own in their closet.

Be prepared to camp out in your back yard and/or walk to a safe site with your family.

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Importance of Being Prepared
Being prepared is thinking in terms of All Hazard / Layered approach. Use similar kits for family– car-businesses and neighborhood.

Have a plan and inform those you care for and about. Prepare with First Aid and CPR training and Citizen Emergency Response Team - C.E.R.T.


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Covered Trash Container Method
A suggested method for storing emergency supplies is to place them in a large, covered trash container. They can be layered as shown and all kept together in the large covered container. Plastic containers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re water and rodent proof and are fairly durable. Choose the size that suits your needs. Be sure the container comes with a securing lid and preferably on wheels for easy transport.

Important Note
*Note: It is best to store plastic water containers on top of the contents rather than on the bottom, where they could possibly crack and leak from the weight heavy objects placed on top of them.

Shut off gas only if you have good reason to suspect a leak.


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7 Day Survival Pack
Top of the Barrel

• First Aid Kit
  
  • Dressing
    4" x 4" Gauze Pads
    Ace Bandages
    Adhesive Tape 2" Wide
    Bandaids
    Butterfly Bandages
    Cotton Tipped Swabs
    Large Triangle Bandage
    Sterile Bandage 2" Wide Roll
    Sterile Bandage 4" Wide Roll
  • Drugs
    Antibiotic Ointment
    Aspirin Tablets
    Kaopectate
    Prescription Medicines
    Syrup of Ipacac (induces vomiting)
  • Miscellaneous
    First Aid Handbook
    Petroleum Jelly
    Pocket Knife
    Scissors/Tweezers
    Thermometer
    Tissues
• Flashlight, Radio, and Batteries

Middle of the Barrel

• Food - 7-days supply of food that requires no refrigeration. Date all food items. Write out menu for each day. Examples:
  
  • Canned Orange or Tomato Juice
  • Canned tuna or Pork and Beans (1/2 lb. per person)
  • Dried Apricots (1/2 lb. per person)
  • Nonfat Dry Milk (1/2 lb. per person)
  • Peanut Butter (1/2 lb. per person)
  • Water (1-2 gallons per person per day)
  • *This supplies daily 2100 calories and essential nutrients