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Your emergency food and water kit should include enough food and water
for three days. Include ready-to-eat foods which require no refrigeration.
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Survival Kit
WATCH OUT!
Your safety is your first priority during an
emergency. Your route to medical personnel
may be blocked. If the emergency has
caused several injuries your access to
medical care may be delayed.
TAKE THESE PRECAUTIONS DURING AN
EMERGENCY TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.
• Barbecues and cookstoves are designed for cooking outside.
During an emergency, it's wise to keep them outside.
Barbecues, cookstoves and kerosene lamps release dangerous
fumes which can overcome you if they are used indoors where
there is little ventilation. Keep in mind that you won't know if
fumes have reached a dangerous level. During a power outage
only battery operated smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
will be functioning.
• Learn how to connect your generator before you need to use it.
Although generators make dealing with an emergency a little
easier, they can be a danger if they are not hooked up properly.
If it is wired into the municipal wires, linemen working to
restore power can be electrocuted.
Linemen do not know if a generator is in use and
will assume the lines are dead during a power outage.
• If there is a power outage, turn off the main switch. Unplug
and turn off the appliances. Also turn off the water taps
connected to your washing machine and dishwasher. when the
power is restored, plug in only the most essential appliances,
4*.leaving other items for a few hours.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006. PAGE 11
EMERGENCY SURVIVAL KIT
q Flashlight and batteries
q Radio and batteries or crank radio
q Spare batteries
q First-aid kit
q Candles and matches or lighter
q Extra car keys and cash
(including coin for telephone)
O Important papers
(identification for everyone, personal documents)
U Food and bottled water
q Clothing and footwear
(one change of clothes per person)
q Blankets or sleeping bags
q Toilet paper and other personal supplies
q Medication
q Backpack or duffel bag
(or something else in which to carry the emergency survival
kit in case you are evacuated)
q Whistle, to attract attention to yourself
q Playing cards, games
EMERGENCY CAR MT
q Shovel
q Sand, salt or kitty litter
O Traction mats
q Tow chain
q Compass
q Cloth or roll of paper towels
q Warning light or road flares
q Extra clothing and footwear
q Emergency food pack
q Axe or hatchet
q Booster cables
q Ice scraper and brush
q Road maps
q Matches and a "survival" candle in a deep can
(to warm hands, heat a drink or use as an emergency light)
CI Fire extinguisher
q Methyl hydrate
(for fuel line and windshield de-icing)
O Flashlight
q First-aid kit with seatbelt cutter
J Blanket
DRINKING WATER
q At least one litre per person per day
q Remember to include enough water for your pets
FOOD
U Canned food such as soups, stews, baked beans, pasta, meat,
poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits
q Crackers and biscuits
q Honey, peanut butter, syrup, jam, salt and pepper, sugar,
instant coffee, tea
FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS
Et Diapers
q Bottled milk
q Toys, crayons and paper
FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
q Prescription medication
q Extra eye glasses
q Keep at least one week's supply of medication in your
emergency kit and include copies of prescriptions for your
medicine and glasses
EQUIPMENT
q Knives, forks, spoons
q Disposable cups and plates
q Manual can opener, bottle opener
q Fuel stove and fuel (follow manufacturer's instructions)
Don't use a barbecue indoors
q Waterproof matches and plastic garbage bags