This week is Emergency Preparedness Week, coordinated by Public Safety Canada, this week aims to illuminate the need to be prepared in case of emergency – floods, earthquakes, electrical storms, natural disasters etc. Does your family know what to do?
I can’t say that I’m prepared. Here is a list of a recommended basic emergency kit:
We don’t keep water bottles any more, I have hardly any canned food at any given time, and while I think I know where a flashlight is, I’m not sure it a) has batteries b) where the batteries are.
I don’t think I should panic, but I do think we should be prepared. At a recent presentation to my preschooler’s class the local fireman discussed having a meeting place near the house in case of fire – we’ve never talked about what to do with my son. He needs to know.
And don’t get me started on my car. Unless I can survive on cracker crumbs at the bottom of car seats and keep warm with the diapers and 2 too-small children’s outfits, I don’t even know where to start.
Browse the site for more information on building a kit for your home and car and making a family emergency plan, visit the Get Prepared website.
where can i find more info?
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