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Preparedness Tip o'da Week -- Archive of questions and answers:
e.g. Notes on water storage; emergency supply list
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Personal/Family Preparedness Standards
The Church has outlined six areas of personal and family preparedness
and suggests that families and individuals set goals for improvement
in each of the areas. It is recommended that once the initial goals
are accomplished additional ones be set so that members are always striving
to improve in each of the six preparedness areas.
These areas are fully discussed on the Church’s newly announced
web site themed Spiritual and Temporal Welfare providentliving.org.
Some suggested goals in these six areas are:
- Education & Literacy
- Obtaining copies of the standard works for each family member
- regular scripture study
- read good books
- visit libraries regularly
- attend seminars or workshops in areas appropriate to your interests.
- Employment / Career Development
- Learn a new trade or profession
- prepare a plan for your career
- take classes to improve skills needed in your profession
- teach children to enjoy work
- teach children skills that will help them obtain a vocation
- Financial & Resource Management
- Pay a full tithe, generous fast offerings
- set up a budget plan for your resources
- live within your means
- work towards home ownership
- make a plan to get out of debt
- avoid credit card debt by planning ahead for major purchases
- have a savings plan
- set up a program to properly maintain your possessions so they will last longer
- provide for your retirement through careful planning
- Food Storage / Home Production
- Learn how to garden
- preserve homegrown produce
- store a one-year supply of food and clothing
- have an emergency supply of water
- learn to can dry and freeze foods
- Physical Health
- Set up an exercise program
- achieve and maintain the proper weight
- eat more balanced healthful diet
- learn and practice home health skills
- take a class in first aid or CPR.
- Social & Emotional Strength
- Read the scriptures daily
- have personal and family prayer morning and night
- repent, if necessary
- attend church meetings regularly
- attend temple regularly
- hold family home evenings weekly
- perform service for family and others.
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Emergency Preparedness--
72-Hour Checklist
To be adequately prepared for a major emergency, you will need supplies
on hand at home, at work, and in your vehicle. If a large disaster strikes,
it could affect all three locations; you may not be able to get to one
of them.
To be prepared at home:
- Emergency light next to breaker panel.
- Wrench in your water meter box.
- Turn-off tool on your gas meter.
- Tested emergency escape plan.
- Smoke detectors on every level of your home and near sleeping areas.
To be prepared in your vehicle:
- Always keep your gas tank full!
- Keep it mechanically sound.
- Replace your battery every 2-3 years.
What to store:
What we all really need to survive is food, water, and shelter. Beyond
these three categories, everything else is just for comfort.
Store at home:
Food:
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Canned goods - ready to eat soups, meats, veggies and fruit. Date the top.
(min. of 3 cans/person/day for a week; include a manual can opener!
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MREs - Meals Ready to Eat.
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Pet foods (as needed).
For cooking and preparing food, don’t forget:
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Fuel—40 pounds charcoal, two cans of starter fluid; or a propane unit with
two 20 pound containers of propane.
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Pot, pan, kitchen knife.
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Spoons, forks; disposable cups.
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Waterproof matches or lighter.
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Zip lock bags; aluminum foil.
Water:
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30 gallons per person (2 gallons per person per day for 1 week). water
heater in the house is typically 50 gallons, and may be used if your dwelling
survives.
Shelter:
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Two-person tent (min.), larger better.
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Wool blanket or sleeping bag.
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Emergency space blanket.
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Instant hand/body warming pads.
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Propane-powered heater.
Communication:
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AM/FM radio; at least 3 sets of alkaline batteries or with NI-cads/solar
cells.
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Pen, pencil, paper pad, stamped postcards in zip lock bag.
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List of important phone numbers.
Sanitation:
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Portable chemical toilet and disinfectant crystals; toilet tissue rolls.
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Garbage bags.
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Pre-moistened towelettes; liquid soap.
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Toothbrush, paste, disposable razor.
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Feminine hygiene items.
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Latex gloves, gallon of disinfectant.
Light:
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Flashlight with 2 sets of spare alkaline batteries, spare bulb and/or lantern.
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Long life candles; waterproof matches.
Medical:
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First aid kit; first aid manual.
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Extra prescription meds
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Aspirin and/or Ibuprofen.
Miscellaneous:
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Baby stuff (if needed)
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Multi-function pocket tool or knife.
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Plastic tarp, 9x12 ft min.
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Nylon rope, 100 feet; duct tape.
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Portable generator and/or power converter for 120 volts from car battery.
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Complete change of clothing/person.
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Emergency poncho.
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Pair of boots each person.
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Phone card or change.
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$50 cash min, in ones, five’s, and tens.
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Duplicate credit cards; spare checks.
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Photo copies of ID.
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Playing cards, games, diversions.
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Spare keys.
Store in vehicle:
In the trunk :
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Jumper cables
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Spare tire and jack
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Small shovel.
Store items in a backpack:
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Tools (pliers, multi-tip screwdriver), leather & latex gloves, first-aid
kit.
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Emergency water rations. Min. 6— 4 oz.
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MREs - Meals Ready to Eat; min. 3.
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MRE chemical heaters, min. 3.
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Emergency poncho, blanket; tube tent.
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AM/FM radio & flashlight with batteries.
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Matches or lighter.
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Multi-purpose pocket tool or camp knife.
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Iodine based water purification tablets or giardia filter straw.
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Map of local area.
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Phone card.
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$50 cash min, in ones, five’s, and tens.
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Two garbage bags.
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Pen, pencil, paper pad in zip lock bag.
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List of important phone numbers.
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Rain gear and extra clothes.
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Brightly colored signal flag.
Store at work:
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Important phone numbers.
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Emergency water rations.
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MREs - Meals Ready to Eat.
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Emergency space blanket.
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Flashlight, extra batteries/chemical light stick.
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First aid kit.
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