| If a disaster ever strikes, you may suddenly find | | | | include in your own emergency supply kit. Even |
| yourself all alone. You'll need to have a supply of | | | | with the criteria discussed in this list, you should |
| water, food, and additional supplies so that you | | | | also consider the individual needs of your own |
| can survive for at least three successive days. | | | | family and structure your emergency kit to meet |
| After disaster strikes, relief workers and local | | | | these requirements. You should also think about |
| authorities will quickly try to help, but it's | | | | keeping two different emergency supply kits - |
| impossible to help everyone at once. It's entirely | | | | one for your house, and one more kit to keep at |
| possible that help won't arrive for hours, or even | | | | work, in your car, or anywhere you may spend |
| days. | | | | any length of time. |
| Even services that we take for granted, like the | | | | Your 72-hour emergency kit needs to include |
| telephone, sewage, water, gas or electricity might | | | | everything your whole family will need to stay |
| be off for weeks. It's also possible that you'll have | | | | alive for a minimum of three days, but preferably |
| to leave everything and get out of your area | | | | a full week. Many families choose to keep their |
| very quickly. It's unlikely that you'll have a chance | | | | own kits in a place in their home which is safe, |
| to obtain everything you need in an emergency. | | | | but easy to reach in the case o an emergency |
| Everyone should always keep some basic things | | | | evacuation. A 32-gallon trash bin is suitable to |
| with them so that they'll be able to remain healthy | | | | store these things, as it any kind of pack, a foot |
| and alive for a minimum of three days. Read on | | | | locker, a backpack, or a suitcase. |
| for a list of the essential things that you should | | | | |