Duracell Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Are you prepared if a disaster struck your area right now? Experts recommend that people have at least 72 hours worth of provisions to sustain their family until help arrives. May 1st to 7th is Emergency Preparedness Week and I’m sharing an important message on behalf of Duracell and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) to remind you to prepare for an emergency. We all need to do it!
I’m reminded of the ice storm that hit Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec in early 1998. I was living in Pembroke at the time and my husband was called away with the military to help out in the affected areas. If memory serves me right, he was gone almost two weeks. We were lucky in Pembroke and did not lose power. I heard first hand from my husband about how awful it was for the people there.
The types of potential emergency situations will vary from location to location. In my area, we’ve had ice storms, severe storms and forest fires. I’m also highly aware that we live on the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, a fault line that has the potential for a major earthquake. We had a small one earlier this year and I thought a truck hit my house!
Duracell, in partnership with the CAFC, conducted a survey and found that 34% of Canadians feel they have experienced more storms and natural disasters in the past five years than ever before. It also showed that 53% of Canadians do not have an emergency kit to sustain them up to 72 hours after a disaster hits. If the latter is you, let’s change that today!
Duracell and the CAFC have developed an Emergency Preparedness Checklist with all the essential items you’ll need to get for your kit. Print this out and put it on your fridge as you round up everything you’ll need. They also have some helpful tips to follow as you make your home’s emergency kit. I like how they didn’t forget about our fur family members!
The Government of Canada’s Get Prepared website is also a wealth of information.
Do you have an emergency kit for your home?
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Disclosure: I received compensation for this post. All opinions are my own.
No but I need one
I don’t have an emergency kit but I should definitey put one together!
No i sure dont.. But after watching natural disasters like in Fort MacMurray right now I would like one !
I have a small kit but need a better one for my family!
I do not have an emergency kit. It seems I only think about it with articles like this or when emergency happens.
We do not but we really need one!
I have one but not sure what is left in it we used to take it to our trailer, it really needs to get updated
Yes, I have an emergency kit but I think I need to improve mine.
Yes, I have one for my car
I do have one but it’s not as adequate as I had thought it was!
No i don’t, so i need one!
I do not have one but definitely should
Sadly we do not have an emergency kit.
I have some pieces of one but I haven’t assembled it into a kit yet.
No, I’ve often thought about but haven’t got anything together. I did get a first aid kit though but half stuff probably expired now. I like the list and might help to motivate me
I have everything but not placed in one storage container.
i have a first aid kit but not a full emergency kit.
No I don’t
No, I don’t, that’s why I need one 🙂
I have no emergency kit but really should.
We have all the necessary components, just not all in one place.
No. I’ve thought about it but haven’t done it.
We do not have a kit for our home, but we do keep a kit in our car.
Yes, we do. would love to win this for our son.
Car has a first aid kit but no emergency kit.
No we do not have an emergency kit.
We have a ton of emergency supplies in our basement, but no ‘bug-out bag’
No I don’t , but should put something together.
Yes. Many, varied and strategically placed .
I would love one
I do have emergency bags but they need to be updated. The fires in Fort Mac are a good reminder to be prepared
don’t have, but I guess we all should have
I don’t have an emergency kit. When I move out though, I will definitely make one. We always do have a ton of water on hand though, usually about 3 to 7 cases of water.
No. I know I should, but I don’t
No I don’t have an emergency kit
no I don’t, but I need to…great post!
I have a small emergency kit.
yes we do multiple
no i dont have one but really should
I thought I had a good emergency kit until I saw the checklist and then realized I need some more items to have it complete.
No We Don’t
No but I need one
I only have one in my car.
No, I don’t have an emergency kit but it is good to have one.