Emergency Supply Kits Keeps

Your Family Safe

During A Crisis

• Do you have enough water to last your family and pets for three days?
• Where are your most important personal documents?
• If your home lost power, do you have a batter-powered radio to stay informed?

        These items are among the essentials needed to cope during the weather or man-made hazards that threaten us everyday.

        According to a 2004 American Red Cross survey, only 40 percent of Americans have assembled the basic supplies needed to protect themselves, their families, and their neighbors during an emergency. This lack of preparedness poses a challenge not only to individuals, but also to first responders, governments, and businesses. Taking responsibility for your own home emergency supply kit will help you play a key role in national preparedness and you will be able to help church members if they need assistance.

        Remember how vulnerable the Washington, D.C. area is to incidents that could require a home emergency supply kit. Hurricane Isabel, September 11, 2001, tornadoes, severe snow storms, and power losses are examples of past crises.

        Our Presbytery and our county are both encouraging us to prepare or update home emergency supply kits to help us weather any hazard at any time.

        You and your family must be prepared to get “Ready…..Pack…..Go” to a basement, interior room, public shelter, friend’s house, or other safe area. Gathering bottled water, non-perishable food, prescription medications, flashlights, first aid kits, important documents, and other supplies together in one place will enable you can take personal responsibility for your own safety and that of your family and your neighbors during an emergency or extended crises.

        Look for a home emergency supply kit checklist on the kiosk in the narthex. It will help you assemble your kit. Don’t delay, do it today!

         For more information, please contact Carol Barrett at the church office.

American Red Cross Kit

Emergency Supply Kit

Disaster Supply Kit