| The best way to deal with an emergency | | | | Do not rely on your cooking gas for your cooking |
| situation is to be prepared t deal with it. No one | | | | needs. In times of emergencies it is certain that |
| can predict and emergency situation. However, | | | | cooking gas can be a scarce commodity. It is |
| we can sure be prepared FOR an emergency | | | | good to have an oil stove or a wood fire to tide |
| situation at any time. Following are some tips on | | | | you over during the emergency. |
| how to prepare to deal with a contingency at | | | | Emergency Lighting: |
| home. If you follow the following tips and advice | | | | Ensure that you have ample emergency lighting |
| you will be better prepared to deal with any | | | | like candles, lamps and flashlights. In today's day |
| emergency situation in your home. | | | | and age lighting is not such a problem with |
| Starting with the lifeline of every person - Water. | | | | inverters and stuff that can kick in automatically |
| Remember to store at least a gallon of water for | | | | and last you for days on end without having to |
| each person that resides in the house. A scarcity | | | | be re-charged. So ensure that you can see your |
| of water can cause undue hardships to everyone. | | | | way around in the darkness in case of a blackout. |
| This is a relatively easy emergency to deal with | | | | Keep Prescriptions & Medications Handy |
| as overhead tanks are easy to come by and | | | | If you have ailing people in the family it is |
| install. The tanks should be cleaned at regular | | | | important to maintain a file with the medical |
| intervals such as once every month or two and | | | | papers including prescriptions from doctors. Yu |
| someone should ensure that the tanks are filed | | | | should also have a first aid kit at hand complete |
| every day. Water scarcity can strike at any time | | | | with the prescription medications and solutions for |
| of the year. In addition you should have water | | | | accidents. Insecticides and antidotes for stings and |
| purifier tablets available to make the water worth | | | | bites should be top priority in the kit. You should |
| drinking. | | | | also have good knowledge of applying first aid. |
| Food: | | | | Preferable some members of the family should |
| Frozen foods are an easy commodity to store in | | | | take first aid courses just in case. |
| the refrigerator. Keep consuming the frozen food | | | | Keep Some Cash & Gas Stored Away |
| as soon as you can replenish it. Keeping the fridge | | | | It is a good idea to have some cash and some |
| well stocked can keep your going for a few | | | | automobile gas stored away in the home just in |
| weeks until the emergency weans. Food | | | | case you need to take a ride to the nearest |
| emergencies can strike when you are snowed in | | | | health care center or even to get some help in |
| or are marooned due to floods. This type of | | | | the middle of the night. You definitely do not want |
| emergency is easy to detect and storing food will | | | | to be low on gas especially in a place where the |
| not be a difficult task. | | | | nearest gas station is miles away. |
| Arrange For An Alternative Cooking Source: | | | | |