Personal emergency preparedness is comprised of anticipation, awareness, and planning. It is made up of monitoring of a possible disaster situation via television, electronic information, District communication, and State communication.
Below is a list of basic items necessary to be prepared for and survive a freeze: • Know how to locate your water shut-off valve outside your home.
Place a marker near your shut-off valve so you can find it later, if under snow. Purchase bottled water for drinking and fill up your bathtubs with tap water for flushing toilets and hand washing dishes.
Gather pitchers or buckets to help carry water for flushing and/or handwashing dishes.
Purchase non-perishable food and a manual can opener to open cans.
Purchase firewood for real wood fireplaces.
Wrap outdoor pipes; remove garden hoses from faucets.
Turn off irrigation systems.
Turn off auto pool filling systems.
Purchase a battery or crank-operated radio.
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Purchase flashlights and battery-operated lighting.
Purchase batteries for flashlights and radios.
Charge your cell phones, battery packs for cell phones, and purchase a car charger for cell phones.
Purchase a fire extinguisher.
Gas up all vehicles (gas shortages often occur after a disaster).
Consider a generator, fuel, plenty of outdoor power cords, surge protector, and learn how to use the generator well before a disaster.