Everyone should have a personal disaster supply kit. Keep one kit in your home, another in your vehicle and a third kit at work or school. This is so they can be reached even if your building is badly damaged. Backpacks or other small bags are best for your disaster supply kit so you can take them with if you evacuate. The kits are useful for many emergencies. Include at least the items listed below.
Communications, electrical, transportation, water and other vital systems can be disrupted for several days after a large earthquake, tornado or other disasters. Emergency response agencies and hospitals could be overwhelmed and unable to provide you with immediate help. Knowing first aid and having supplies will save lives. It will make life more comfortable and will help you cope after the next disaster.
In addition to your personal disaster supply kits, store a household disaster supply kit in an easily accessible location (a large watertight container with wheels that can be moved easily) with a 3-day to a 1-week supply of items listed.
Personal Disaster Kit
Medications, prescriptions list, copy of medical card, doctor's name & contact info
Medical consent forms for dependents
First Aid kit & handbook
Examination gloves (non-latex)
Dusk mask
Spare glasses or contact lenses & cleaning solution
Bottled water
Whistle (to alert rescuers of your location)
Sturdy shoes
Emergency cash (small bills & coins)
Road maps
List of emergency out-of-state contact phone numbers
Non-perishable food & snacks, high in water & calories
Manual can opener
Working flashlight with extra batteries & bulbs plus light sticks
Personal hygiene supplies
Pre-moistened towelettes
Comfort items such as games, crayons, writing materials & teddy bear
Toiletries & provisions needed for your family & yourself including the elderly, disabled & animals
Sealable plastic bags
Extra clothes
Copies of personal ID (driver's license, work ID, military ID etc)
Household Disaster Kit
Flashlight with extra batteries
Wrenches to turn off gas & water supplies
Sturdy work gloves & protective goggles
Heavy duty plastic bags or waste & to serve as tarps, rain ponchos & other uses
Portable radio with extra batteries
Extra flashlights with extra batteries & light sticks
Drinking water (minimum 1 gallon per person per day)
Canned & packaged foods
Manual can opener
First Aid kit & handbook
Charcoal/gas grill for outdoor cooking & matches if needed
Cooking utensils
Pet food & supplies
Comfortable warm clothing & extra socks
Blankets/sleeping bags & perhaps a tent
Copies of vital documents such as insurance policies
Fire extinguisher
Sealable plastic bags
Essential medications
Use & replace perishable items like water, food, medications, first aid items & batteries on a yearly basis.
Being Rescued
Lost in disaster
Reunited
Pet Disaster Kit
Medications & medical records in watertight container
First Aid kit & pet first aid handbook
Sturdy leashes, collars/harnesses and/or carriers to transport pets & to ensure they don't escape
Current photos of your pets in case they get lost
Food, food dishes, water, water dishes, cat litter & pan plus a manual can opener
Information on feeding schedules, medical conditions, behavior problems in case you have to board your pet
Name & number of your veterinarian
Pet beds, toys and blankets if easy to transport
Pet First Aid Kit
Sterile gauze pads
Gauze bandage rolls
First aid adhesive tape
Cotton swabs
Tweezers
Scissors
Plastic freezer/sandwich bags
small bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide
Styptic pencil or corn starch
Antibacterial ointment
Antiseptic cleansing wipes
Kaopectate or Pepto Bismol
Current Pet First Aid Handbook
Eye dropper
Mineral oil
Leather work gloves
Latex gloves
Leash
Thin rope
Splint materials
Pet thermometer
You can more as you see necessary.
Rescued Dog
Horse in flood
Springfield, Illinois
Ice Storm
Tree struck by lightning
Tornado Damage
Fire Damage
Lightning damage
Water Damage
Alabama tornado damage
Cracked asphalt
Damage
Iowa tornado damage
Rescued
Rescuing horse
Lost in disaster
Boxer rescued
Doing better now
Helping one
Reunited
Cats are ready to go
First Aid Handbook
Temp. shelter
Rescued in Alabama
Rescued
Abandoned
Reunited
The materials offered on this website are intended of educational purposes only. Weepin Oaks Boxers does not provide veterinary services or guidance. Please contact your veterinian in reguarding the care of your animals.
