How prepared are you to take care for yourself and your family in case of a state of emergency?

Sep 03, 2008 | candle kits

Do you at least 14 days worth of provisions, blankets, towels, first aid kits, batteries, flashlights, candles, natural gas detectors, enough clean water for your whole family, plus water purification tablets, a all purpose weather radio, toiletries, does your family have a safe place to go incase your family is apart when the state of emergency is declaired, do you think your ready for anything?
Actually i'm Canadian, but i feel that everyone should be ready for the unexpected, like when we had the summer of hell up here in Canada, when the wildfires raged out of control and we had to get help from our friends in America, when they loaned us some of there water bombers.
Here is a link to the RedCross website that gives you a list of items to put in a home emergency kit.

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_3_,00.html

Thank you for reminding us. Winter is coming already and we have most of what we need except water. The last 2 winters here in Nebr., hubby and I were stranded just a few miles from town and just 2 days, and were not prepared. I'm ready for it this year…almost! Was horrible nothing hot to drink or eat, let alone keeping us warm. Now have a wood-burner stove, crank flashlights and radio; food in the freezer, so let nature bring it on! No, not really; don't like living through it! My heart sure goes out for those with the devastating natural disasters and heaven help us if terrorists strike!

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6 Responses to “How prepared are you to take care for yourself and your family in case of a state of emergency?”

  1. DrIG Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 2:45 am

    Thanks for bringing up this topic and stating what is needed. It is a very good list. I am not prepared with most of these items. I will prepare better.

    Thanks again
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  2. jomafeiter18 Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 2:46 am

    haha you silly americans
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  3. Froggy Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 2:46 am

    "WOLVERINES!!!"
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  4. angelhunter54 Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 5:23 am

    Man survived natural and man-made disasters since the beginning of time without natural gas detectors and toiletries. How much junk one can accumulate is not an indication of preparedness. A little knowledge (creating shelter, ability to recognize edible plants, insects and animals, water location and collection, basic hunting and trapping, fishing, etc.) are far more valuable, even in a major city, than anything you'll find on a store shelf.

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  5. sharia_vigilant Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 6:22 am

    I am working on it friend. While I agree with angelhunter to a degree, one can never be too prepared. I have many of the items listed but, not in enough numbers yet. I am also well armed.
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  6. dawnUSA Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 7:43 am

    Thank you for reminding us. Winter is coming already and we have most of what we need except water. The last 2 winters here in Nebr., hubby and I were stranded just a few miles from town and just 2 days, and were not prepared. I'm ready for it this year…almost! Was horrible nothing hot to drink or eat, let alone keeping us warm. Now have a wood-burner stove, crank flashlights and radio; food in the freezer, so let nature bring it on! No, not really; don't like living through it! My heart sure goes out for those with the devastating natural disasters and heaven help us if terrorists strike!
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