• Flashlight and radio with batteries
• First aid kit
• First aid kit for animals

• Emergency Instructions
  Waterproof page with phone numbers (don't forget an out-of-state contact person), where and how to turn off utilities, and post earthquake meeting place.
• Three-day Supply of Food
  Choose food that does not require refrigeration.
  Date all food items
  Write out menu for each day
• Suggested foods (1/2 pound per person daily)
  Canned tuna, canned beans, nonfat dry mile, canned juices, crackers, powdered juice mixes, graham crackers, dried apricots, peanut butter, granola bars, and pet food
• Bedding
  Sleeping bags or blankets
• Plastic sheet or tarp
  Infant supplies if necessary
• Personal supplies
  
• CASH
  
• Toiletries, books, paper and pencil, towel, games
• Fuel and light
• Matches, candle, signal flare, canned heat (Sterno) and extra batteries
• Clothing - One Change per person
• Other
  WATER and water purification tablets
  Chlorine bleach
  Medicine dropper
  
  
• Place pack in convenient place known to ALL family members.   Keep a smaller version in the trunk of your car.
  
• Keep items in airtight bags.
  
• Change stored water every three months.  Check and rotate food every six months.  Mark Schedules for changes on your calendar.
  
• Re-think kit once a year

• Contact:
  Diane dePolo
  University of Nevada, Reno Seismological Laboratory / MS 174
  Reno, NV 89557
  775. 784-4976
  http://www.seismo.unr.edu

Links to animal disaster preparedness information from Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS):
These links will take you to another website:
Dog | Cats | Birds | Horses | Companion Animals

For more information   about the
Disaster Preparedness program
please e-mail Dee Beaugez  at
deebeaugez@visual-imagry.com