ARTICLES / LINKS. Are you prepared?
Here are 5 disaster prep checklists. Everyone has unique needs. Take 5 minutes and peruse these lists. Highlight things you have in one color, highlight the things YOU DON’T have in another color. Then, go to Hassett Hardware and buy what you need!
Here I have curated 4 disaster/emergency checklists. The first is the most detailed at 7 pages, and is exhaustive, last is a 1-pager.
1. Seven Steps to Earthquake and Disaster Preparation
Step 1: Secure Your Space.
Step 2: Create a Plan.
Step 3: Prepare Disaster Kits.
Step 4: Strengthen Your Home.
Step 5: Drop, Cover and Hold On during a Quake; Head north of HWY 1 in Tsunami; Head water during fire ~ THEN GO HOME AND SHELTER IN PLACE. STAY OFF THE ROADS SO FIRST RESPONDERS CAN MOVE FREELY.
Step 6: Recover ~ Check for Injuries and Damage.
Step 7: Follow Your Plan.
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2. Coastside Buzz HOME and CAR EMERGENCY SUPPLY LIST
Here is a list that I’ve put together. I took dozens of checklists and triaged what we might need on the coast into one list. ~ Michelle Dragony
| EMERGENCY TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
Supplies:
- fire extinguisher (multi-purpose, dry-chem type)
- wrenches to turn off gas and water
- work gloves
- protective goggles
- heavy-duty plastic bags for waste and to serve as tarps, rain ponchos, and other uses
- duct tape
- portable radio with extra batteries (or hand-crank for charging)
- additional flashlights or light sticks (candles can be used carefully)
- non-powered corded phone (if only cordless phones are normally used)
- N95 dust mask
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Tools:
- ax
- shovel
- broom
- screwdriver
- pliers
- hammer
- adjustable wrench
- utility knife
- 5 in 1 tool
- voltage tick meter
- rope for towing or rescue
- knife garden hose (siphoning/firefighting) charcoal/gas grill (do NOT use inside ever) cooking utensils:
- manual can opener
- cups
- utensils bleach
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Drugs/Medications/Aids
- sunscreen medications
- prescription list
- copies of medical cards
- doctor’s name and contact information
- hydrogen peroxide wound wash
- antibiotic ointment
- individually alcohol swabs
- aspirin and non-aspirin tablets
- nebulizer supplies
- diarrhea medicine
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- medical consent forms for dependents
- hearing aids
- cane
- O2 blood glucose tester catheter / feeding equipment
- VNS (Vagus nerve stimulation) magnet
- spare eyeglasses or contact lenses and cleaning solution
- blood glucose tester
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FIRST AID SUPPLIES
- first aid handbook and pens
- sharpies
- non-latex examination gloves
- wipes
- paper towel
Wounds:
- 6-web bandage rolls
- peroxide/alcohol
- bandaids
- Neosporin,
- 6-gauze rolled
- 4-4×4 pads
- 4-ab pads (or sanitary napkins)
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Breaks:
- splinting materials
- 2-ace bandages
- triangular bandage for sling
- cotton-tipped swabs
Tools:
- scissors
- tweezers
- BP cuff
- thermometer
- pocket knife
- small plastic bags
- safety pins
- needle and thread
- instant cold packs for sprains
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PERSONAL SUPPLIES
- water (min. 1 gallon a day for each person and pet for drinking, cooking, and sanitation)
- canned and packaged foods/snacks ~ consider infants, elderly, disabled and pets
- pet restraints (leash/collar/crate), bowl, meds, etc.. Include supplies for seeing eye, hearing, or companion dogs
- working flashlight with extra batteries and light bulbs and
- cyalume light sticks (12-hour omni-glo) and
- headlamp
- comfort items such as games, cards, crayons, writing materials, teddy bears, a few family pictures
- whistle (to alert rescuers to your location)
- sturdy shoes provide protection
- change of comfortable, warm clothing inc. extra socks & jacket
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- personal hygiene supplies
- toilet paper in Ziploc
- tampons/napkins
- toothbrush and paste
- diapers
- towel and washcloth)
- special provisions for yourself and others in your family including elderly, disabled, small children, and animals
- whistle (to alert rescuers to your location)
- emergency cash (ATMs might not work) $ $ small bills and coins are the best
- blanket/pillow/air mattress or sleeping bags, and perhaps even a tent (can use camp stuff!)
- list of out-of-area emergency contact phone numbers
- copies of vital documents (driver’s license, work ID card, insurance policies, health insurance, etc.)
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| CERT Supplies
Rite in Rain forms and Rite in Rain pen triage tape sharpies thick and thin |
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YOUR GO-BAG FOR CAR
- bottled water
- food (nonperish: bars, trail mix, etc.)
- change of clothes (warm)
- work gloves
- local maps and
- compass rope for towing, rescue, etc.
- jacket
- sturdy shoes
- fire exting: multipurp., drychem type
- first aid kit
- manual emergency signal device (light sticks, battery-type flasher, reflector, etc.)
- working flashlight with extra batteries and light bulbs
- Cyalume light sticks (12-hour omni-glo)
- headlamp
- work gloves
- local maps and
- compass rope for towing, rescue, etc.
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- paper and pencils
- wipes
- prescription medicines
- battery-op radio w/fresh batteries hand-crank or battery radio
- small mirror for signaling
- toilet paper in ziploc bag
- coins for telephone calls
Tools:
- pliers
- adj. wrench
- screwdriver
- 5 in 1 tool
- whistle for signaling
- jumper cables
- duct tape
- Glasses
- N95 mask
- car set of First Aid supplies
- car set of CERT supplies
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3. A budget-friendly plan to build a family disaster supply kit in 24 weeks
5. One-pager from COPE.
T-shirt art by painter Pete Collum, graphics by Colleen Henney of Crucial Creative
