Electrical Failure Emergency Preparedness Kits
Summary: Being prepared for emergency is your first line of defense.
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The kit should include:
- Flashlights with extra batteries
- Battery powered radio with extra batteries
- One week supply of water
- One week supply of non-perishable food and a manual can opener
- Alternative cooking source
- A first aid kit and handbook
- A-B-C multipurpose fire extinguisher
- Extra medication for those who need prescription drugs
- Adjustable pipe or crescent wrench to turn off the gas and water supply
- Chlorine bleach and instructions for purifying water
- Candles and matches
- Blankets, warm clothes, sturdy shoes and heavy glove
