| Earthquake Preparedness |
During our annual Emergency Preparedness 7 Day Challenge in September, we role play different
emergencies to test our level of preparedness. One of the days we
practiced living through an earthquake. What were some of the things
our readers said they wish they had after "practicing" this scenario? Here are just a few:
I need to get my cars prepped for emergencies, I have nothing but
booster cables in them
Get a family size tent to use until home is declared safe
Have shovel and bar of some sort for clearing the road
Have more crafts and activities ready
I need a good supply of fuel and extra water to cook with
We need a few more flashlights, car emergency kits, some non gas
lanterns would also be nice
I used the last of the charcoal and so I will have to find something
else to cook with tomorrow
I'm going to try out our portable camp stove that we have, but never
used, to make sure it works and find yummy recipes my kids like
Will try to work on getting a generator
Having an extra propane tank just in case, and the shovel
Shovel for the car and some MRE's
More tin foil, tarps, staple gun, duct tape, more germex, chain saw
I need to do some serious work to prepare for an earthquake
Finding some games to play (simple ones) but we did have fun
talking about old times
Probably store some wood for camp fire style cooking
Have 4 pages of a "to do list" and to buy list
Buy more paper products, washing dishes by hand and heating the
water is SO MUCH WORK
If there is a real earthquake I will need to secure the tall shelves
in my garage to the wall so they won't fall over
Must have 3 month food supply in place sooner
I'd like my water easier to get to, it is in 30 gallon barrels, and
the pump is not very reliable - I need my strong husband and sons for it
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