Emergency Kit
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The Emergency Preparedness merit badge and the Emergency Preparedness Award both include requirements about emergency kits. The following information is provided as an illustration of good content for emergency kits. You may wish to put other things in your kits.
Emergency Service Pack
_______ Poncho or raincoat (with hood, hat, or sou'wester)
_______ Change of underwear and socks
_______ Small bag with toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, needle, thread, shoelaces, and toilet paper
_______ Sleeping bag (or bedroll of two wool blankets) and waterproof ground cloth
_______ Maps of areas where your troop is likely to serve
_______ 50 feet of No. 5 sash cord or similar-sized nylon cord
_______ Hand ax or belt knife
_______ Water purification tablets or pump
_______ Cook kit and canteen
_______ Flashlight
_______ Battery-powered radio
_______ Extra batteries (stored separately)
_______ Hard hat
_______ Other equipment as determined by weather (winter jacket, rubber boots, gloves, etc)
_______ Personal first aid kit
_______ Matches in a waterproof container
_______ Emergency ration (well wrapped)
_______ Pencil and small notebook
_______ Handkerchief
_______ Extra adhesive bandages
_______ Compass
_______ Watch (unless you usually wear one)
_______ Scout knife
_______ Facial tissues
_______ Work gloves
Family Emergency Kit
If you received a flood warning and your family had to evacuate, you might have time to throw together a few items or dash to a well stocked emergency shelter. It would be better to have a box or suitcase of supplies ready. A prepared family keeps enough emergency supplies on hand to meet its needs for a few days or, better, for a week. These items come in handy in an emergency even if you do not have to evacuate. Some families keep their supplies in a basement shelter area or in a storm cellar, if they have one.
Include the following items:
_______ Three-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day) stored in sealed, unbreakable containers such as plastic jugs
_______ Nonperishable packaged or canned foods and a nonelectric can opener
_______ Eating utensils
_______ Any special foods or other items for babies, elderly people, or disabled family members
_______ Family first aid kit
_______ Prescription medications
_______ Battery-powered radio
_______ Flashlight or lantern
_______ Extra batteries (stored separately)
_______ Matches
_______ Blankets, or a sleeping bag for each family member
_______ Emergency toilet, if needed -- use a garbage container, bucket, or similar watertight container with snug fitting lid; plastic bags for liners; and household disinfectant (chlorine bleach) for odor control