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 six purified waters are very important. You can go longer without food I think than water.
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the first aid kit because its the most needed
the first aid kit because you never know when someone might get hurt
The waterproof case is the most important if it got wet and leaked it would ruin most everything inside!
The water because you couldn’t be without water for very long and you could use it to clean wounds also.
The water purifier. You can’t live without water.
I would say the water is the most important. We sure do take water for granted!
The water is most important to avoid dehydration and to clean wounds.
The first aid kit would be most useful because I’d keep the kit in the car and my kids are always getting hurt!
I think the water purifiers would be one of the most important!
I would like the flashlight the best
I would prefer flashlight, first aid kit and water are the essential to survive.
I think the most important part of the kit is access to the six purified waters and six food bars. Clean water & food is essential to maintaining yourself in an emergency situation.
The First Aid kit because it will help with any cuts
I am torn between the flashlight and the first aid kit-both are really important!
Being as we have a lot of tornados and power outages here I think that it would be very important to have water and if the electric is off wells don’t work so next to the first aide kit I want the water.
I think the whole thing is important you need it all
Crazy about safety!
I think the three first important are the first aid (in case of immediate treatment, emergency blanket (in case of shock), flash light and glow stick, (light source/signal for help/caution. It’s a very nice case all around.
Definitely the First Aid Kit is the most important!