How to Make an Emergency Kit For Your Home

Tips for making an emergency kit for your home and top 10 items to include in your emergency kit to prepare for a natural disaster.

Over the last few months, horrific natural disasters have hit almost all parts of the globe. My heart aches for the hurricane, flood and earthquake victims,  and when I could donate or send even the smallest contribution I tried to do so. I can’t imagine how devastating it is to lose a loved one. To watch all of your possessions ransacked. To stay at shelters and not know whether there will be enough water. To think ahead for how to rebuild your life after such devastation.

 

Being Prepared in Case of a Disaster

As a mom, thinking about other moms who may not have access to food, water and diapers for their little ones broke my heart. Selfishly, it also got me thinking about the importance of being prepared. I’m not sure how ready one can be, but I felt like I had to do something. So short of being a doomsday prepper. I thought I would put together a disaster/emergency kit for our home. As a Californian transplant, and  a parent it felt like an important step.

If you have the ability to donate or send anything, I hope that you do and then if you have not done so, make an emergency kit for your home and car. I based my list on recommendations from Fema, and then also added items that would pertain to my family’s needs.

For example, during hurricane Harvey I learned that Red Cross doesn’t supply diapers, and my heart broke into a million pieces for every parent trying to hold it together, with a little one that much more.

So first thing on my to-do list was to buy Huggies® in bulk from Sam’s Club and shove them in my car and emergency bag. Huggies is a brand mom can trust, and moms should be prepared. Though I’ve been known to leave the house with not one diaper in our diaper bag…

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What Should Be in an Emergency Kit?

Fema recommended a lot more items. For example, food for emergency kit.  I also finally ordered a fire extinguisher for our home. Click here for the extended list from Fema.

Top 10 Items to Include in your Emergency Kit

• Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days. ( I put a few in our bag, but we also have water stored in our garage.)
• Non-perishable food, like our favorite power bars, granola snacks and banana chips—baby Flo’s favorite.
• Batteries
• Flashlight
• First aid kit
• Huggies
• Huggies Wipes
• Garbage bags
• Pet food
• Copies of important documents and cash.
• Change of clothes and shoes for each of us.
• Battery operated candles
• Lighter and matches
• Roll of toilet paper
• Portable radio
• Charger ( that extra one from that drawer full of everything 🙂

Now that you know the Top 10 items to include in your emergency kit, it’s a good idea  to revisit and update our kit as needed. Especially the diapers. Also, if you have a little one, now is a great time to not only make your own emergency kit.

 

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