An emergency kit includes items that will be useful in the event of a disaster. Bring it with you if you must leave and go to a public shelter or to the house of a family member for a few days.

A strong backpack, a gym bag or a suitcase will be useful to store and carry the emergency kit.

Items to Put in Your Emergency Kit:

• a warm sweater;
• woollen socks;
• pants;
• shorts;
• a T-shirt;
• spare socks and underwear;
• a sleeping bag and a thick blanket;
• hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, towelette, soap, shampoo, etc.);
• a towel;
• flashlight and batteries;
• extra batteries;
• personal documents (health-insurance card, healthy notebook, etc.);
• water bottles and canned juice;
• dry food (compressed food bars, cookies, dry fruits, etc.);
• games that do not require electricity (playing cards, board games, puzzles, etc.);
• paper;
• pens;
• an item that you like very much (game, photo, etc.);
• a book;
• a whistle (three short whistles are the international distress signal).

Store your emergency kit in a convenient place. Replace dry food, water and juice bottle every year at the beginning of school.

Can you remember the items of an emergency kit? Play the Emergency Kit game!

Your parents' emergency kit must be more complete than yours.

Last updated: 2008-05-12 15:38