Survival Basics
Survival basics start with your family emergency planner when all your important records are kept, as well as all the checklists for your food storage.
Then move on to preparing your emergency kits and preparing for your family's basic needs during a crisis.
Emergency Preparedness Kit
What should go into your famiy planner? What are your most important papers? Contact? Supplies?
Everyone in your family needs to know important phone numbers and where to contact each other in an emergency. Be sure to download this easy-to-use Family Emergency Contact Plan from the checklists page. It's free!
What to put in them - for adults and children. How to build your own, where to keep them and how often to update.
First aid kits can be just the basics or as complete as a paramedic. You must decide what will work for your family.
Auto emergency kits should have at least the basics and there should be one in every vehicle you own. Check what should go into them.
When to stay - when to go. How to create a plan in 5 simple steps.
Emergency Lighting
There are many types of lighting that are appropriate for long term storage. Check out what to store, how to store it/them, and what to do when the electricity goes out.
Emergency Heating
We always hope that any crisis or disaster doesn't happen in the coldness of winter. But we need to be prepared in case it does. There are safe ways to keep warm and unsafe ways. Make sure you know the difference.
Cooking Without Electricity
There are so many ways to cook without electricity, some even fun to do when it's not an emergency situation. I'll bet you have one or two already available to you. Check out your options and maybe try some new ways - just for fun.
Emergency Sanitation
No electricity, no water, means no toilets flushing. What to do and how to build your own port-a-potty.
Emergency Shelter
Emergency shelters come in all kinds and all sizes - from tents to fully stocked in-ground shelters. Deciding when to shelter in place and when to evacuate will determine the kind of shelter your family needs. Be prepared for either.
Emergency First Aid
Equal in importance to a first-aid kit, knowing what to do in a crisis when there is no doctor available could save the life of someone you love and others. Learn all you can about emergency first aid.
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