Below are some other items for your family to consider adding to its supply kit. Use this checklist from Ready. Keep an Evac-Sack or pillow case and supplies handy for your pets. Make sure that everyone in the family knows where it is. This kit should be clearly labeled and easy to carry. Items to consider keeping in or near your pack include:.
By the time severe weather hits, it's already too late. Disaster preparedness is about having an established safety plan. Whether it's preparedness for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, or fires, the key to survival in disasters is planning. Use our preparedness section to stay informed, make a plan, and most importantly—remain safe in an emergency. Discuss: your Emergency Kit with all householders and make sure everyone knows what to do in an emergency.
There is also a list of extra items which if you do not keep at all times you should add to your kit during storm or cyclone season. Keep original or certified copies of these documents in your Emergency Kit. Take the short quiz below to test your knowledge, then scroll down for our full list of recommended supplies. Additional supplies to keep at home or in your survival kit based on the types of disasters common to your area:. Anatomy of a First Aid Kit.
Make a Disaster Plan. For those that would like to take further steps to cover a wider range of scenarios for a longer period, you can add additional supplies to create a comprehensive kit to ensure you are extensively covered. Your kit should be kept in a stu r dy waterproof storage container and stored in a safe place in your home.
Make sure that it is easy for all members of the household to access except young children — make it childproof if necessary. Toggle between the essential and comprehensive flatlays below, hover over the interactive dots or expand the checklists to find out what items to include.
Alternatively, you can find both pack lists essential and comprehensive in the Get Ready Queensland 3 steps to Get Ready booklet which is available to download. Your evacuation kit should contain up to date copies of the same important documents in your emergency kit. A pair of sturdy work gloves will help prevent injury and infection when needing to handle rubbish and debris. Electricity may not be available where you are headed to and you could be left in the dark for quite a while so include a torch or two or a battery powered lantern.
Make sure you have enough spare batteries to last three days. Include toiletries you will need for three days such as toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, personal hygiene products, sunscreen and insect repellent. Although most tins have a ring pull, there are still quite a few for which you will need a can opener.
Make a three-day menu plan for your household and store a supply of non-perishable food in your kit. You mobile phone is key to keeping connected during a disaster.
Extend the life of your phone by ensuring you have a spare phone charger packed as well as a fully charged portable battery or power pack. A battery powered radio is one of the most reliable items in a disaster especially during power and internet loss. Scan and save important documents, contact, emails and photos to a USB and keep it in your emergency kit.
A properly equipped first aid kit can save lives. Your emergency kit should contain up to date copies of important documents. For example documents could include your driver licence, insurance policies home, content, vehicles, life , passports, legal documents property deed, wills etc. Pack 10 litres of drinking water per person at a minimum. Even if your home is not damaged in a disaster, electricity may not be available and you could be left in the dark for quite a while so include a torch or two or a battery powered lantern.
Your pets have their own special needs that you should prepare and plan for as a responsible pet parent. For more detail check out the protect your pet page. A pair of study work gloves will help prevent injury and infection when needing to handling rubbish and debris. Rubbish bags to clean up your backyard. P rotect your eyes from any flying debris that may occur when during clean ing up post weather event.
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