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Bedding
• A sleeping bag or two blankets per per-
son
• Pillows
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Foam ground pad
Clothing
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One change of clothing for each person
• Sturdy work clothes and shoes
• Extra socks and underwear
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Outer-wear: rain gear, coats, jackets,
boots, ponchos
Communications
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Battery operated radio
Ö
Extra batteries
Food and Water
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Food -- non-perishable, needing little or
no cooking; high nutrition foods that
produce little waste (e.g., seeds for
sprouting)
•
Utensils (non-breakable) for eating and
drinking
•
Pots for cooking
•
Bottle and can openers
Ö
Water -- one gallon per person per day,
for drinking, cooking, washing and sani-
tation.
•
Water purifying tablets, two percent tinc-
ture of iodine or household bleach (hy-
pochlorite type only)
•
A heating source, such as a camp stove
or canned heat stove, and extra fuel
•
Cooler for refrigeration (medium to
large)
Ö
Knives: Multipurpose Sections
NOTE: Date and tag all food packages
and water bottles so you can rotate to
prevent spoilage.
First Aid Supplies
Ö
Adhesive tape rolls, 2-inches wide and
cotton gauze
Ö
Antibiotic ointment
Ö
Antiseptic solution
Ö
Aspirin or similar product
•
Diarrhea medication
Ö
First aid handbook
• Hot water bag
• Ice bag
Ö
Isopropyl alcohol
• Medical alert tag, if necessary
• Petroleum jelly
Ö
Prescription medicines, as needed
Ö
Scissors
•
Thermometer
•
Tweezers
Lighting and Safety Supplies
• Lantern and fuel
Ö
Flashlights, candles
Ö
Extra batteries
• Fluorescent distress flag
Ö
Matches (waterproof)
• Fire extinguisher
Personal Items
• Washcloths and small towels
• Reading and writing materials
Ö
Sewing kit
• Soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodor-
ant
• Toys for children
• Insect repellant and insecticide
• Mirror
• Spare eye-glasses, contact lens and solu-
tions, hearing aid batteries, etc.
• Shaving kit
• Female personal items
Ö
Emergency cash and gold coins
Ö
Baby Items: Food, formula, diapers, etc.,
if needed
Personal Papers and Valuables
(know
where these are located)
Ö
Birth certificates / Passports
Ö
Marriage and death records
Ö
Driver’s license
Ö
Cash and credit cards
Ö
Insurance policies, wills, deeds
• Stocks and bonds
• Savings and checking account books
• Inventory household memorabilia (pho-
tos, baby items, etc.)
• Small valuables: cameras, watches, jew-
elry, etc.
Sanitary Supplies and Hardware
Ö
Paper towels and toilet paper
• Detergent
• Disinfectant
• Garbage can or bucket with tight-fitting
lid (for emergency toilet)
Ö
Plastic garbage bags (for lining toilet)
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Duct tape
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Hand tools (e.g., screw driver, hammer,
pliers, and a saw.)
Survival Action Plan
Part I
The odds of a major emergency
affecting you increase daily. A 1987
national survey suggests that approxi-
mately 26 percent of the population
had been directly affected by at least
one natural disaster. This number has
undoubtedly gone up in the wake of
disasters like Hurricanes Hugo, An-
drew, Iniki and Emily, the mid-west
flood, the southeast drought, the wild
fires that have swept through southern
California and other western states,
the earthquake that shook San Fran-
cisco in October 1989 and the L.A.
quake of 1994, the bombing of the
World Trade Center in 1992 and 2001,
the blizzards of 1993, 1994, and 2002,
and events occurring at this very mo-
ment.
As the frequency and intensity of
disasters rise, the risk they pose to each
of us also rises. So, when a moderate to
severe disaster strikes your area it is
your responsibility to provide for your
personal needs, and those of your fam-
ily. In Part I of Your Survival Action
Plan we provide you with a simple
checklist of the items you need to have
‘on-hand.’
You don’t have to rush out and
buy them all at once. Plan your pur-
chases around coupons, sales, and your
budget. It is better that you take several
months to acquire these supplies than
never to begin. So don’t delay, start
today. Use the checklist as a guide and
note items as you acquire them. Don’t
leave your survival to chance.
For easy identification, we’ve
placed a
CHECK
MARK
in front of the
most critical items. You should make
every effort to acquire these items first.
In subsequent issues we’ll insert
additional items, tools, supplies, and
concepts, such as water purification
and food rotation. So, be prepared to
update your personal list.
PEACE makes a way for those who
prepare....
CHECKLIST
General Items