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Earthquake
Safety
Consumer
Information
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PUTTING TOGETHER A SURVIVAL PACK
Prepare, in advance, a 33-gallon plastic trash barrel to store emergency
supplies for yourself and members of your household. The barrel should
have a tight fitting or latching lid to keep insects or household pets
from disturbing your supplies.
Store the barrel in your garage or (better yet) in a backyard storage
shed. Make sure your supplies will be accessible in an emergency. Store
the barrel in such a manner that it will not easily tip over and spill
or damage the contents.
Store your emergency supplies in the barrel, in quantities
sufficient to meet the needs of your household for at least 3-7
days. Store Items,
as follows, in the barrel.
Bottom
of the Barrel
Bedding
Plastic sheets/tarp
Sleeping bag
Blankets |
Eating
Equipment
Can opener
Dish pan,
Disposable dishes and utensils |
Clothing
One change/person |
Infant
Needs
If applicable |
Personal
Supplies
Good book
Pencil/paper
Toiletries
Towel |
Equipment
Axe
Shovel
Bucket
Plastic bag liners |
Fuel
and Light
Candles
Matches
Sterno (canned heat) |
Other
Eye dropper
Liquid chlorine bleach
Water purification tablets |
| Money |
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Middle
of the Barrel
Food
Three to Seven day supply of food requiring no refrigeration. Date
all food items and rotate stock as required to maintain freshness.
Write
out
a menu for each day.
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Water
1 gallon per person per day.
Store water separately in sealed containers. |
Example:
Bottle of multi-vitamins
Canned fruit juice
Canned tuna or pork and beans
(1/2 lb./person)
Dried fruit (1/2 lb./person)
Graham crackers (1/2 lb./person)
Nonfat dry milk (1/2 lb./person)
Peanut butter (1/2 lb./person)
This supplies daily 2100 calories and essential nutrients. |
Example:
If there are 4 people in your household, you should have 12 gallons,
which is 4 gallons per day for 3 days (72 hours) or 28 gallons for
7 days (168 hours). |
Top
of the Barrel
| Flashlight
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| Pocket/Utility
knife |
First
Aid Kit, including:
Drugs
Antibiotic Ointment, Aspirin Tablets (5 grain),
Kaopectate
Bandages, Ace bandage, plastic strips, large triangular,
Butterfly bandages
Adhesive tape, 2" wide roll, Cotton-tipped swabs
Gauze pads (4" x 4"), Sterile absorbent cotton
Sterile gauze bandages, 2" & 4" wide rolls
Misc. First Aid handbook
Petroleum jelly, Rubbing alcohol, Tissues
Tweezers, Thermometer, Scissors |
| Radio,
Spare Batteries |
| Medication
-prescribed or recommended by your doctor |
The
size of your family may require that more than one barrel be used to
store your survival pack. Campers' supplies are a
good choice for many of the required items, because of their compact
and durable design. Also, if you have a tent, store it near your
survival pack. If your house is severely damaged during the
earthquake,
your
tent
may be your only shelter.
Remember to check your stock regularly and replace out-of-date
items.
How
to Purify Water for Drinking
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The safety information
contained on this page was compiled from many sources. We have tried
to maintain the most credible and pertinent information for earthquake
safety. The recommendations found on this page are just that and
are subject to change as new information and procedures becomes
available. Special circumstances and your own good sense may modify
your individual approach to earthquake preparedness. The Central
United States Earthquake Consortium or any of its Members are not
responsible and assume no liability for any actions undertaken by
any person utilizing information contained herein or liability for
any injury, death or property loss which occurs in connection with
an earthquake.
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