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Emergency Preparations
So, most fire departments and EMS departments are ready for a large scale emergency ( my fire dept. has already prepared for handling swine flu) but what is everybody doing in their homes? Are you planning or have you already prepared you and your families for a disaster? What preparations (if any) are you doing?
I personally have purchased some items to prepare for an emergency that I keep stored in a plastic tote, but I admit, my family is not 100% ready, as I have not added food or clothes to this tote. I do have medical supplies, otc medicines, water, batteries, flashlights, matches, ponchos, heat blankets, toilet paper, germ x... that kind of thing in my emergency tote. What else should I add?
Anyone else making preparations or do you feel its completely unnecessary?
I personally have purchased some items to prepare for an emergency that I keep stored in a plastic tote, but I admit, my family is not 100% ready, as I have not added food or clothes to this tote. I do have medical supplies, otc medicines, water, batteries, flashlights, matches, ponchos, heat blankets, toilet paper, germ x... that kind of thing in my emergency tote. What else should I add?
Anyone else making preparations or do you feel its completely unnecessary?
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Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on
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Google "preppers", it will give you all the info you need. Also emergency preparedness has a catalog they will mail you with useful stuff in it. I would like to think me and my family are well prepared and no I don't think it's unneccesery, although some people do get carried away.
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9mm is to small, you need a .40
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Permalink Reply by Chad Furr on
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I also have a 45 long colt and a 20 gauge double barrel in mine. LOL Find some MRE's they are easy to store and last forever.
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Permalink Reply by Katie Hueston on
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I agree Lt. Harmon, some do get carried away. I think I will leave the guns and ammo to my husband tho. I looked at MRE's but they are kinda expensive and I don't know how good they even taste. Does anyone? Maybe my family will just survive off peanut butter, crackers and canned food like spaghetti o's.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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I'm currently in the process of putting together an emergency survival kit for the home.
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Some MRE's taste ok but in mine I have food from "mountain house" it tatse great is fairly cheap. It also stores for 8 years I think, I go backpacking alot so I rotate my food so it don't sat long. That kinda makes me sound crazy don't it.
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