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 PRIZE
$95 Emergency Preparedness Kits –1 Emergency Preparedness Backpack ($70) + 1 First Aid Kit ($24)
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I like to be prepared always and with the crazy weather i have to be ready
I think a flashlight is really important. Without light, you have nothing.
I think the first aid kit because it is always useful to keep in the car or to take camping.
The flashlight. Let me explain: if it’s dark outside, finding and using everything else is going to be awfully difficult. Water is probably a closer runner up. You can drink it or use it to help wash cuts and abrasions.
I think it’s important to have the first aid kit because you never know what can happen in an emergency.
I think the water is very important to keep hydrated
The entire kit is essential. However, I would say the water is key; because one can’t function if one is dehydrated.
I like that it includes an emergency blanket and hand warmers in case you are stranded in the cold New England weather we experience where I live.
I’m a prepper… The entire kit is vital! But, you gotta have water…
I would need the light stick because I don’t like the dark.
I think the blanket is the most important to keep you warm if you were stuck on a cold day.
Most definitely the water. 😉
Water because you need it to survive.
The first aid kit! You never know when you need something out of there and it sure is handy when it is needed.
The glow in the dark tag is the most important cuz if I can’t find it in the dark quickly if power is lost unexpectedly the kit is of no use. Thank you!
The Purified Water – you can pretty much survive without anything else or find things to take the place of…
I definitely think the water and snack bars are the most important, everything else can probably be improvised!
The water for sure! You can survive quite a while without food, but not without water.
I am with the water dehydration is a killer.
I like the first aid kit cause I can keep it in my car and no matter where I am I will have what I need