| iv id="body"> | | | | faced due to which there may be no way to heat |
| There can be a chance for a disaster to strike | | | | and cook the food. |
| maybe at unpredictable times. As there may not | | | | Storage and freezing facilities also possibly cannot |
| be enough time to prepare for such events, it can | | | | be accessed so the food should last and remain |
| be a good idea and step to make necessary | | | | eatable without storage. Such food products can |
| preparations in early times because there may | | | | also be known as non-perishable food. Water |
| not be enough resources available to survive | | | | should also be kept and water purification tablets |
| after a disastrous event if necessary steps are | | | | should also be kept in case the water may get |
| not taken. | | | | contaminated. |
| There may be slightly different preparations for | | | | Preparing for the night time should also be part of |
| different types of catastrophes. Preparations for | | | | the total plan. A hand powered flashlight and radio |
| an earthquake may differ than preparations made | | | | should be kept for lighting and listening to the |
| for floods and other events. Emergencies can also | | | | recovery status on the radio. Extra batteries |
| be caused without natural disasters like in a | | | | should also be kept because they can be used in |
| severe power outage. | | | | any utility and can also power up a flashlight and |
| In an emergency, the resources of a group can | | | | radio for longer operation time. Warm clothes and |
| decrease significantly and some time may be | | | | blankets can also be used for keeping the body |
| needed to restore some of the resources and | | | | warm in cold weather. |
| facilities. Due to lack of facilities, it can prove to | | | | Another necessity of human is sanitation. So, a |
| be a good idea that some backup is kept to fulfill | | | | few sanitation products should also be kept in |
| the basic needs of the human being. | | | | order to help in this purpose. One thing that can |
| Food and water should be at the top of the | | | | matter is that a person should also prepare their |
| emergency preparedness plan because a human | | | | mind that an emergency can occur which we |
| needs food and water to remain conscious and | | | | may have to face. A prepared mind can work |
| alive. The food kept should be useable without | | | | efficiently and remain relatively calm enabling it to |
| storage and cooking issue. After a disaster or | | | | think better. |
| power outage, absence of electric supply can be | | | | |