Why Should I Prepare?

Prepare in a Year

Family Disaster Plan

72 Hour Kit

Earthquakes

Fires

Floods

Hazardous Materials

Hazard Risks

Shelter in Place

Utilities

Water Purification

Weather

Winter Storms

Pack in a portable, weather-resistant container (backpacks work well).  Every employee should have a kit that includes at least one each of the items identified with an asterisk.  Also see Administration Kit and Home 72-Hour Kits.

Brought From Home/Supplied by Office:

• Aluminum foil
• Antacid tablets
• Aspirin & non-aspirin pain relievers *
• Cash, spare change *
• Change of clothing *
• Chlorine bleach
• Comfort items – Books, cards, hard candy *
• Contact lens supplies or glasses, if needed *
• Disinfectant
• Food (see below for examples) *
• Maps - city and county
• Matches in weatherproof container *
• Mess kit-Disposable plates/utensils
• Needles and thread
• Paper and pencils/pens *
• Paper towels
• Personal hygiene items *
• Plastic garbage bags *
• Prescription drugs *
• Rain gear
• Signal flares
• Soap
• Sturdy shoes or boots *
• Toilet paper *
• Towels *

Food and Water Supply Examples per Person

• Apple Juice: 2 – 7.5 oz. cans (flip top)
• Granola Bars: 2 bars
• Mixed Fruit: 2 – 4.5 oz. cans
• Pork and Beans: 2 – 8 oz. cans
• Peanut Butter: One small jar
• Smoked or dried meats (beef-jerky)
• Tuna: 2 – 3.25 oz. cans
• Unsalted crackers: 4 oz.
• Bottled spring water: 3 gallons

Purchase Order/Donations

TOOLS:

• Adjustable wrench, 10in
• Bolt cutters
• Camp hatchet
• Chisel
• Claw hammer
• Crow bar, 18"
• Folding shovel
• Hacksaw & blades
• Nylon tool bag
• Pliers
• Screwdriver set
• Short handle sledge hammer

SUPPLIES:

• Battery operated radio *
• Can opener (non-electric)
• Candles
• Compass
• Duct tape
• Dust masks *
• Emergency solar blankets *
• Extra batteries
• First aid kit (complete)
• Flashlights *
• Leather palmed work gloves
• Lightsticks *
• Plastic Sheeting
• Rope, 100 ft x ½ in
• Safety glasses or goggles *
• Signal Flares
• Tarp
• Utility/camp knife
• Whistles *
• Wool blankets

* Every employee should have a kit that includes at least one each of these items

Pack in a portable, weather-resistant container (backpacks work well):

• Personnel roster/phone numbers
• Disaster response manual and facility map
• First aid kit and manual
• Battery operated radio
• Master keys on neck lanyard
• 2-way radios/extra batteries
• 8 D cell and 16 AA batteries
• 4 whistles
• 4 flashlights
• 4 pairs of leather palmed gloves
• 4 pairs of safety glasses or goggles
• 4 emergency (solar) blankets
• 4 light sticks (8-12 hr.)
• 8 dust masks
• 2 rolls of 2" masking tape
• 1 roll of duct tape
• 1 box of 30 gallon garbage bags
• 2 rolls of toilet paper
• 1 roll of paper towels
• 1 small box of plastic cutlery
• Food and water supply *

* Food and Water Supply Examples One Person

• Apple Juice: 2 – 7.5 oz. cans (flip top)
• Granola Bars: 2 bars
• Mixed Fruit: 2 – 4.5 oz. cans
• Pork and Beans: 2 – 8 oz. cans
• Peanut Butter: One small jar
• Smoked or dried meats (beef jerky)
• Tuna: 2 – 3.25 oz. cans
• Unsalted crackers: 4 oz.
• Drinking water

This list is also available in a two-page print version in Adobe Acrobat:
  Office 72-hour kits