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 backpack is the most important part of course :p Without it you couldn’t keep all the other items you need together so easy. You could put ’em in a plastic bag or a suitcase or something like that but it wouldn’t be as easy to carry or organize.
The second most important thing in there is the water. That is one thing you really need. You could probably survive without all the other stuff…for a while at least. But water is something you have to have.
I think water’s the most important because it’s the thing you need most to survive
I think the six purified waters is most important because a person can only survive so long without water. Thanks.
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i think the first aid kit to me is the most important
I think the water purifiers. We live in the country and when the electric is out we have no water.
The water purifier and food bars, because I saw “The Road.”
I think the blanket, poncho and purified water are necessities.
the 1st aid kit we always could use in emergency health situations
Visited the site and the most important part is emergency blanket because we live in a very cold area of the country
I think the water purifier is the most important. You can’t go without water very long.
The water purifiers. Water intake is essential to survival.
I would say the flashlight and water, They are 2 of the most important things to have available during an emergency.
i would go with the first aid kit because if you get injured in some way this would really come in handy.
All items seem important, but the water is probably most crucial. The human body has to have hydration.
The First Aid kit because it will help with any cuts or problems!
Acme 694 Kit…more of what my be required .
I think the six purified waters is the most important item. You can go with out a lot of things for awhile but water is the one thing your body really needs to survive.
I think the Rain poncho would be extremely useful, because if you’re stranded, it can also serve as a makeshift tent.
I think the most important part is the flashlight to be able to see and get around in the dark
Purifier tablets and the flashlight for me.