| Thought Hurricane season 2005 with Katrina | | | | have been waterproofed. SEVERAL flashlights |
| and Rita was bad? Well get ready for 2006 as | | | | that feature the new LED lights that can be |
| it will be equally as bad or worse.As an | | | | either shaken or wound up. Also make sure to |
| emergency preparedness consultant featured on | | | | have a supply of FRESH batteries of every |
| CNN and Fox News, I can assure you that if | | | | size that you will be needing NOW not |
| you are not prepared you could meet the same | | | | later!If you are traveling by vehicle, that |
| fate as hundreds of people did during | | | | vehicle should have FDA approved plastic |
| Katrina. NO scare tactics just the | | | | containers for your drinking water and |
| truth!First of all you need to have a water | | | | several other ones for your vehicle to keep |
| supply on hand for at least one week for each | | | | it from overheating. You need GOOD quality |
| member of the family. We suggest one gallon | | | | plastic 5 gallon GAS containers filled up |
| per day per family member as the MINIMUM! | | | | NOW. Keep a supply of oil and transmission |
| Sure the people in New Orleans were | | | | fluid in the car along with several cans of |
| surrounded by water but it was totally unfit | | | | those tire inflating aerosols. If you don't |
| to drink.Next you need a supply of food that | | | | have a high quality tool kit for your vehicle |
| can be protected from rising water. You need | | | | get one NOW! Also have some form of emergency |
| to put it in LARGE plastic waterproof | | | | flashers available.Also make sure and have a |
| containers. You should have food for at least | | | | family tent in the vehicle. How many people |
| a week in the form of MREs and typical | | | | did you see during Hurricane Katrina that had |
| staples like peanut butter, jelly, honey, | | | | to wait for FEMA to provide tents?Certainly |
| crackers, and can goods of baked beans, | | | | you have fire extinguishers at home. Well do |
| vegetables, soups, Spam, tuna, sardines, | | | | you also have one for each vehicle? If not, |
| Vienna sausages, salmon, chicken, etc. Don't | | | | get then NOW!You are going to need to have |
| wait until the hurricane is upon you to get | | | | your food supplies mentioned above in BIG |
| these items!Next you need for EVERY member of | | | | plastic containers that can be moved to the |
| the family to have a Preparedness Travel | | | | vehicle without taking the time to stock it |
| Backpack with: clothes, a pair of sneakers, | | | | up. Do that NOW!There is a lot more that you |
| socks, underwear, a protective hat/cap, good | | | | will need to know and it's all available at |
| quality poncho, an individual NASA blanket | | | | in the FREE Emergency Preparedness Guide. |
| and or sleeping bag (these are folded so | | | | Also you will find info there on preparing |
| tight in their packages that you can easily | | | | for bird flu too.Hugh Simpson is an emergency |
| get them in the backpack) and most | | | | preparedness consultant and TV producer |
| importantly ID packets as described in FR** | | | | featured on Art Bell Coast to Coast, Fox News |
| Emergency Preparedness Guide at will need a | | | | and CNN. He is a former investigative Tv |
| well equipped first aid kit that also can be | | | | reporter for US based Post Newsweek TV |
| kept in one of the backpacks along with an | | | | specializing in Consumer Affairs. He |
| emergency radio that can be manually wound | | | | currently lives in the western North Carolina |
| up. Put in a LARGE supply of matches that | | | | mountains. |