PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS SUPPLIES

WATER

Store water in plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons or glass bottles. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day. Hot environments and intense physical activity can double that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need more.

• Store two gallons of water per person, per day. (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation/sanitation) One ounce of bleach per 55 gallons of water.

• Keep at least a 1-2 week supply of water for each person in your household.

• Purification tablets

FOOD

Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water. If you must heat food, pack a can of sterno. Select food items that are compact or lightweight.

Include a selection of the following foods in your Disaster Supplies Kit:

• Ready-to-eat meats, fruits and vegetables

• Canned juices, milk, soup (If powdered, store extra water)

• Staples – sugar, salt, pepper

• High energy foods – peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix

• Vitamins

• Foods for infants, elderly persons or persons on special diets

• Comfort/stress foods – cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags