September is Emergency Preparedness Month
The Chief Blonde Remarks:
Emergency Preparedness Month
September 2013 marks the tenth annual National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the US Department of Homeland Security. One goal of Homeland Security is to educate the public about how to prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters, mass casualties, biological and chemical threats, radiation emergencies, and terrorist attacks. —CDC Website
How can I prepare for an emergency?
- Get a Kit.
- Make a Plan.
- Be Informed.
- Get Involved.
Penny Wise features Emergency Preparedness Kits and more
The Emergency Preparedness Backpack ($69.95 by Acme United Corporation) is filled with essential, must-have items for any emergency. It contains critical components needed when an emergency occurs including bad weather and power outages. Contents include six purified waters, one flashlight, light stick, six food bars, one pair of white poly/cotton gloves, a whistle, emergency blanket, rain poncho, hand warmers, mask, gloves, hand sanitizer and a first aid kit. Lightweight backpack has padded shoulder straps. Glow-in-the-dark tag makes it easy to carry and easy to find. Backpack is perfectly sized to store additional items. This backpack is surprisingly small in size for holding all these different items. Great to keep in a closet, so you can grab and go if need be.
This First Aid Kit XL ($23/95 by Acme United Corporation) is a smaller mobile emergency pack to keep in your car. It offers a soft-sided case and see-through pockets to make basic first aid items easy to find and easy to access. Portable case makes it perfect for car and travel. Kit contains essential first aid items including adhesive bandages, gauze pads, alcohol pads, antibiotic ointment, sting relief pads, tape, and gloves. Emergency preparedness items include a survival blanket, whistle, light stick, rain poncho, face mask and hand sanitizer. This kit is quite small, but packed to the brim with all kinds of emergency supplies. It’s perfect for travel.
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THE GIVEAWAY
Giveaway runs from Sept. 7-Sept. 21, 11:59 PM EST US ONLY 18+
THE PRIZE
$95 Emergency Preparedness Kits –1 Emergency Preparedness Backpack ($70) + 1 First Aid Kit ($24)
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I think the most important part is the emergency blanket as if you do get stranded here where I live in the snow then the blanket would come in handy.
I would really like the hand warmers.
I think the most important part of the kit is the purifed water because you need to keep hydrated.
I think the purified water are important, your body needs water. I also think the emergency blanket is a great idea too.
I’d say I’d be thankful for the flashlight, food bars, and water.
I think it’s the water that’s most important. If I remember correctly you can survive longer without food than you can without water. So if we were stuck for an extended period of time, this would help us stay ok!
It’s hard to pick one but I’d say the flashlight. It’s hard to do so many things without light
I think the bottled water, food bars, and poncho are very important to keep dry, hydrated, and energy to keep up your stamina.
I think that the purified waters are the most important part of the kit, because lack of water can kill you quicker than lack of food.
I love that the kit has gloves and a rain poncho! They thought of everything!
The blanket in my opinion is the most important. It is necessary for warmth and if there is nothing else that is what is needed.
nice giveaway
The six purified waters are most important. You can go without food but not water. (But I’d want the food bars, too.)
it was hard to chose one thing as the most important because all the items are important and needed but i think the fact that the pack has a glow-in-the-dark tag is pretty important so that you can find the pack in the dark
Being practical I think the 6 bottles of purified water would be the most important, if you are stranded for a long period.
The one thing I have always kept in my trunk and near my first aid kit is a blanket – warmth is always better 🙂
I think the six purified waters are the most important because water is the most necessary item to life after oxygen.
For me personally the most important would be the hand warmers. I have Reynauds Syndrome and my hands are always cold. These are a necessity!
The alcohol pads are a must because it is so important to clean any skin cuts
first aid kit,because u need one in case of a emergency.