EARTHQUAKE SURVIVAL KIT

PUTTING TOGETHER A SURVIVAL PACK

Prepare, in advance, a 33-gallon plastic trash barrel to store emergency supplies for yourself and members of your household. The barrel should have a tight fitting or latching lid to keep insects or household pets from disturbing your supplies.

Store the barrel in your garage or (better yet) in a backyard storage shed. Make sure your supplies will be accessible in an emergency. Store the barrel in such a manner that it will not easily tip over and spill or damage the contents.

Store your emergency supplies in the barrel, in quantities sufficient to meet the needs of your household for at least 3-7 days. Store Items, as follows, in the barrel.

Bottom of the Barrel

Bedding
Plastic sheets/tarp
Sleeping bag
Blankets Eating Equipment
Can opener
Dish pan,
Disposable dishes and utensils
Clothing
One change/person Infant Needs
If applicable
Personal Supplies
Good book
Pencil/paper
Toiletries
Towel Equipment
Axe
Shovel
Bucket
Plastic bag liners
Fuel and Light
Candles
Matches
Sterno (canned heat) Other
Eye dropper
Liquid chlorine bleach
Water purification tablets
Money

Middle of the Barrel

Food
Three to Seven day supply of food requiring no refrigeration. Date all food items and rotate stock as required to maintain freshness. Write out a menu for each day.
Water
1 gallon per person per day.
Store water separately in sealed containers.

Example:

Bottle of multi-vitamins
Canned fruit juice
Canned tuna or pork and beans
(1/2 lb./person)
Dried fruit (1/2 lb./person)
Graham crackers (1/2 lb./person)
Nonfat dry milk (1/2 lb./person)
Peanut butter (1/2 lb./person)

This supplies daily 2100 calories and essential nutrients. Example:

If there are 4 people in your household, you should have 12 gallons, which is 4 gallons per day for 3 days (72 hours) or 28 gallons for 7 days (168 hours).

Top of the Barrel

Flashlight
Pocket/Utility knife
First Aid Kit, including:
Drugs
Antibiotic Ointment, Aspirin Tablets (5 grain), Kaopectate
Bandages, Ace bandage, plastic strips, large triangular, Butterfly bandages
Adhesive tape, 2" wide roll, Cotton-tipped swabs
Gauze pads (4" x 4"), Sterile absorbent cotton
Sterile gauze bandages, 2" & 4" wide rolls
Misc. First Aid handbook
Petroleum jelly, Rubbing alcohol, Tissues
Tweezers, Thermometer, Scissors
Radio, Spare Batteries
Medication -prescribed or recommended by your doctor

The size of your family may require that more than one barrel be used to store your survival pack. Campers' supplies are a good choice for many of the required items, because of their compact and durable design. Also, if you have a tent, store it near your survival pack. If your house is severely damaged during the earthquake, your tent may be your only shelter.

Remember to check your stock regularly and replace out-of-date items.