Many people are do-it-yourselfers when it comes to everything, including putting together a disaster kit. However, this may be an area where not doing it right could cause you pain and suffering in an actual emergency. One news reporter gave his home survival kit to the Red Cross to examine and give him a grade on how well he did. He got a C.
Kate Rhoads is the Volunteer and Disaster Coordinator for the Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross. She told Chad his disaster kit was off to a good start, but is far from complete.
“What you do have here is meals. The negative is you have two meals here. Your disaster kit should have supplies for a minimum of three days,” says Rhoads.
She also pointed out Chad was missing water. He told her he has a few five gallon jugs at his house to use in case of a disaster. She reminds everyone to have enough water on hand, which is one gallon per person per day.
The list went on with ways for Chad to improve his kit. At the end of the day, it would be much easier and more affordable to buy one of our kits that’s already assembled, which includes what he needs in an emergency, according to the American Red Cross and government standards.
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