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Emergency Survival Kit

from Ontario Emergency Preparedness training 2023-07-28, CBC Lite | How to get ready for a wildfire evacuation on short notice, and previous experience

Family Kit

An emergency survival kit contains all the basic items you and your family need to remain comfortable for at least 72 hours. Keep your kit in an easy to carry bag and check the contents twice each year to ensure the freshness of your food and water.

Bag, ziplock bag
Water (4L per person, per day)
Candles and matches/lighter
Cash
Clothing and footwear
Phone and charger
Extra keys
Emergency plan
First-aid kit
Flashlight (w/batteries) or crank flashlight
Food - non-perishable, canned
Hand sanitizer, towelettes
Important papers (identification, insurance, prescriptions)
Keys (car, etc.)
Manual can opener
Medication
Other special supplies (babies, medical, pet)
Playing cards
Radio (w/batteries) or crank radio
Toilet paper and other personal items
Whistle

It is important to customize your kit to meet the needs of your family. If you or someone in your household has a disability or special need, check out the Emergency Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs at www.ontario.ca/beprepared and Canada Preparedness for additional information on what to include in your emergency survival kit and family plan.

Tips: water (2L / person /day, e.g. 6 L for 72 hours / person), extra clothes, Bottled water replaced every 6 months

Extra in Evacuation
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Clothes, shoes
- Personal: soap, toothpaste, shampoo, toiletries
- Games, activities for others and children

Preparedness Example Kits

Source: “Rate my emergency kit” article on work intranet

The Winter Hiker

Assorted bandages
Gauze
Sterile wipes
Thermal blanket
Safety pins
Tweezers
Incident report pad & pencil
Fox 40 Whistle
Emergency contact information – also lists medications
Medication for one week
Wallet – Identification, credit cards & small bills (aka loonies & toonies)
Ice grippers
Hiking poles
Compass
Phone with Phone charger (GPS)
Thermal “foil” Blanket
Rope
Fasteners
BBQ starter
Pocket knife
Note book (paper to burn)
Protection
Sweatshirt
Wool socks
Mitts
Gloves
Headband
Earmuffs
Rain Pants & Jacket
Hotties (hand & feet warmers)
Toilet paper
Garbage bags
Baggies
Extra batteries
Headlamp
Trail mix
Apple
Cookies
Falafel balls
Almonds
Walnuts
Protein cookie
Can of tuna
Water bottle (full) 10oz
Coconut water (for electrolytes)

The Modern Lumberjack

1L Nalgene water bottle (filled)
6 Energy Bars
2 foil thermal blankets
1 emergency poncho
Fire Kit (small dry bag)
Lighter
Flint sparker
Box of matches
4 Fire starters
3 tea lights
Reusable GoToob filled with sunscreen
Collapsible fabric bag
Multi-compartment utility box
8 multicolored glow sticks
Collapsed roll of duct tape
1 vial Krazy glue
Magnifying glass with micro screwdriver
Pill vial
Elastics
Cotton twine
Binder clip
Mini rescue flash signal mirror
50 Aquatab water purification tablets
Thread and needle
SOL mini fishing kit
Button compass
20 safety pins
Spacemaker utility box
Eton FRX4 solar-powered/crank-powered (water-resistant) radio, weather station, flashlight, battery pack, USB cell charger unit, with instructions
1 USB cell charging cable
1 pair Gardena rubberized work gloves
1 Carson monocular
1 Pocket Chainsaw
1 Victorianox Multi-tool
50ft nylon rope
3M N95 filter mask
5 pairs nitrile gloves, large
Heal-Fast Polysporin
Lip balm
Afterbite
Needle drivers
10 Benzalkonium chloride wipes
2 Ben’s 30 Insect repellent wipes
Adhesive bandages, numerous and various
Sterile cotton-tipped applicators
Moleskin bandages
Nonadhesive bandages, numerous and varied
Surgical fabric tape
1 vial 200mg ibuprofen
Bandage scissors
Precision forceps
2 disposable thermometers
Elastic bandage
Instant cold compress
2 Disposal bags
First aid instructions
1 EpiPen
1 solar-powered LED Light
1 whistle
1 Lifeproof impact and waterproof iphone 5s case,
1 iphone 5 (charged)
7 pieces of paper in a large ziplock bag
1 Fisher space pen (Works freezing cold and desert heat, underwater and upside down. Also in space, just in case that’s the emergency)

The Well

A spare pair of water shoes
$12 in coins and small bills
2 litres of water per day. Total water = 6 litres of water
Water filtration system
72 Hrs. Emergency Plan (print-out), including critical contact and medical information about me and my family
Toilet Paper
Cleansing Wipes
Deodorant
Hand Sanitizer
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Emergency candles and waterproof matches in an air-tight container
Duct Tape
Pocket knife and multi-tool
Paracord bracelet (unbraids to provide 10’of super-strong paracord rope)
Single-serve tuna and cracker kits
Protein Bars
Single-serve Freeze-dried fruit packets
Hand-crank radio and flashlight (all-in-one unit)
Various Band-Aid sizes
Triangle bandage
Safety pins
Tweezers
Medical scissors
Single-use antiseptics
Burn treatments
After-bite lotion
Gauze bandage
Sanitizing wipes
Emergency rain poncho
Spare key for vehicle and home (in the first-aid kit for safe-keeping)
Mobile phone