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Published: June 6, 2007
What You'll Need | Clean-up and Repair | What Not to Do
What You Need For Two Weeks
- Battery-operated alarm
- Baby food, diapers and formula
- Battery-operated radio and TV
- Several fresh batteries
- Blankets & pillows
- Bleach (w/o lemons & additives)
- Butane lighter
- Canned & dry food to last three to five days
- Cans, gas & oil
- Cash & credit cards
- Charcoal or propane for the grill
- One change of clothes per person
- Cell phone
- Water cooler
- Eating & cooking utensils
- Emergency cooking facilities (grill or camp stove)
- Extra pet food
- Fire extinguisher
- First Aid Kit & Manual
- Flashlights (one per person)
- Small propane tanks for cooking and lanterns
- Gloves & goggles
- Important phone numbers
- Heavy shoes
- Ice chest
- Manual can opener
- Mosquito repellent and sun screen for each family member
- Pots & pans
- Sleeping bags
- Spare hearing-aid batteries, if needed
- Sponges and paper towels
- Toiletries
- Toilet paper and towlettes
- Toys to occupy kids
- Water purification tablets
- Drinking water (7 gallons per person)
Clean-up and Repair Supplies
- Hand axes
- Braces and corner brackets
- Camera & film (to record damage)
- Caulk and caulking guns
- Hand saws and pruners
- Cleaning supplies (disinfectant)
- Duct and masking tape
- Drills
- Heavy-duty extension cords
- Generators
- Generator oil
- Hammer & hatchet
- Heavy plastic & tarp
- Storm panels
- Ladder
- Lanterns & extra fuel
- Nails, screws & bolts
- Pails & buckets
- Plastic trash bags
- Visqueen (plastic sheeting)
- Rakes & shovels
- Wet/dry vacuum
What Not To Do
- Don't go near windows or glass patio doors during a storm.
- Don't use candles for light if the power goes off. The danger of fire is too great.
- Don't use a charcoal or gas grill to cook indoors.
- Don't stay after an evacuation is ordered. Rescue workers will not try to reach you at the height of the storm.
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