I grew up in California. Except for a few years in college, I have always been here. Earthquakes are part of the norm. Over the last several years there have been all kinds of natural disasters over the world. Emergency preparedness has been on my mind a lot lately. I found a lot of good, doable ideas that I thought some of you might appreciate too. Here are over 25 Emergency Preparedness Hacks- things you can do now to be prepared!
I grew up in California. Except for a few years in college, I have always been here. Earthquakes are part of the norm. Over the last several years there have been all kinds of natural disasters over the world. Emergency preparedness has been on my mind a lot lately. I found a lot of good, doable ideas that I thought some of you might appreciate too. Here are over 25 Emergency Preparedness Hacks- things you can do now to be prepared!
EMERGENCY KITS
- Save your baby food containers to make matchbox kits.
- Or a mason jar one. That one is cute too.
- Collect dry lint to make fire starter kits.
- Make a kit for your car in case of severe weather so you aren’t stranded and unprepared.
- Or make a ready for anything in your car kit. Always good to have on hand.
- Gather supplies to make an emergency toilet. I don’t think I need to go into details on why this is important….
- Be the favorite at work – have an office kit in case you are there during an emergency.
- Make a portable first aid kit to be prepared wherever you go.
STOCK UP
Grab some extra batteries and organize them nicely so that you have plenty in time of need.
Don’t go without light. Make 50 hour candles for only about $2 per candle.
Or DIY Beeswax Candles.
FOOD + WATER
Get your food and water in order.
Learn how to cook without electricity.
Prepare your freezer for a power outage.
Study up on ways to purify water.
WITH KIDS IN MIND
Make a survival doll. Clever!
Check out this awesome post on how to prepare kids for disasters.
So that kids feel safe in an emergency, put together a comfort kit.
Gather up the games so to pass the time in an otherwise not fun situation.
Have the kids get involved with making pill fire starter kits.
And a kids kit for storms (especially if they are common in your area)
IMPORTANT PAPERWORK – free printables
Grab your clipboard and get cracking on this emergency checklist.
Have everything all in one space with a Family Binder.
Spend a night discussing an emergency evacuation plan
Print out this safety checklist to ensure that your home is always in tip top shape.
Can’t remember if I already “commented” this when you posted your binder idea (which I love), but in my address book, which is also my brain (LOL), I have a prep list for power outage/storm situations. It’s delineated by season, too. When we think we might lose power in the winter, we crank up the heat. In the summer, we make sure to put batteries in the portable fans I bought. (The personal kind, like at Disney World, with the spritzer, and small ones I bought.) Overall, we need to run our garbage disposal (don’t want food in there for the long run), run the dishwasher, and fill the tub (no well water when the pump is run by electric). Plus we need to make sure the detached garage door is open, or we can’t get the cars out! So many considerations — that’s why there’s a list!!
Thanks for these great ideas.
Thanks for the great tips! Pinned!
Can you re-link the preparing your freezer for power outage? It links to the image itself :(
Such great ideas! I always feel better if I’m prepared, one less thing to think about!
Thanks for including our Winter car kit.
~Liz@HoosierHomemade