Resources & Tools
The following is a list of suggested tools to include in your family disaster kit to help in any sort of emergency:
- Aluminum foil
- Cash or traveler's checks and loose change
- Compass
- Emergency preparedness manual
- Fire extinguisher: small canister (ABC type)
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Map of the area to locate shelters
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Medicine dropper
- Mess kits, paper cups, plates, and plastic utensils
- Needles, thread
- Nonelectric can opener or a utility knife
- Paper and pencil
- Plastic sheeting
- Plastic storage containers
- Pliers
- Portable, battery-operated radio or television and extra batteries
- Shut-off wrench to turn off household gas and water
- Signal flare
- Tape
- Tube tent
- Whistle