 Hurricane Guide
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Essential Supplies
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| Supplies at hand |
 Cash or travelers checks |
| Keys for various items around the house |
| Fire extinguisher |
| Clean containers to store drinking water (and
fresh water): 1 gallon per person per day |
| Manual can opener |
| Hand tools: hammer, nails, ax, knife, pliers,
handsaw, screwdriver |
| Electric drill with screwdriver bits to install
bolts for window protection |
| Unscented household bleach to purify water, 8
drops per gallon of water (all lists have this, we don't know anyone who's ever used this) |
| Soap and plastic container |
| At least one flashlight per person with spare
batteries |
| Spare batteries for other needs |
| Battery-operated radio, with weather ban |
| First-aid kit: bandages, gauze, scissors,
petroleum jelly, antiseptic spray, hydrogen peroxide, antacids,
aspirin, thermometer, rubbing alcohol |
| Extra prescription medicine |
| Matches -wooden and waterproof |
| Disposable eating utensils and plates |
| Toilet paper |
| Mosquito repellent |
| Blankets / Pillows, etc. |
| Keep auto fuel tanks filled |
| See Pet care supplies |
| Useful |
| Gallon-size freezer bags to fill with water to
make ice |
| Needle and thread |
| Whistle or air horn |
| Disinfectant |
| Telephones - Fully charged cell phone with extra battery and a traditional (not cordless) telephone set |
| A gas grill or Sterno stove with extra fuel |
| Filled gas fuel storage containers |
| Snake-bite kit |
| Heavy duty work gloves |
| Lantern with extra fuel |
| Large trash bags |
| Rope or heavy cord, 100 feet |
| Tarpaulin, canvas or anything to make a temporary
roof repair |
| Luxuries |
| Chain saw and extra fuel |
| Backup generator |
| Your List |
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