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PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS
SUPPLIES
SOURCE: LIEUTENANT JOHN KANE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, LLC
There are six basics you should stock in your
home:
Keep the items that you would most likely need
during an evacuation in an easy to carry container. Possible containers include:
- A large covered trash container,
- A camping backpack, or
- A duffle bag.
SUGGESTIONS AND REMINDERS
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Store your kit in a convenient place
known to all family members.
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Keep a smaller version of the Disaster
Supplies in the trunk of your car.
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Keep items in airtight plastic bags.
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Change your stored water supply every
six months so it stays fresh.
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Rotate your stored food every six
months.
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Re-think your kit and family needs at
least once a year.
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Replace batteries, update clothes, etc.
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Ask your physician or pharmacist about
storing prescription medications.
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Click
here to download a PDF file of the Family Emergency Preparedness Supplies
Calendar (1,087 KB).
It is intended to help you prepare for emergencies before they happen.
Using this calendar, your family can assemble an emergency kit in
small steps over a six month period. Check off each week as you
gather the contents. Supplies may be stored all together in a large
plastic garbage can or food may be kept on kitchen shelves. Remember to rotate
your perishable supplies and change water every six months. |
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via e-mail at police@sanramon.ca.gov
or telephone (925) 973-2700. Thank you.
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