"Stay Plan" Emergency Supplies
Keep these EMERGENCY SUPPLIES in your home in case you need to "shelter-in-place" due to pandemic or other emergency. Keep your Emergency Kit (pages 13-14) handy - you'll still need a lot of the items in that bag. Make sure you have:
- A supply of drinking water (one gallon per person per day), and non-perishable food, high protein foods such as nuts and energy bars, plus any special liquids or food you require.
- A supply of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, soap, waterless hand cleaner, extra glasses or contact lenses, catheters or other supplies, tissues, toilet paper, disposal gloves, and any other special items for your health needs.
- Flashlight, battery or crank operated radio, supply of batteries.
- Food and water for your service animal, if you have one, for one or two weeks.
- Extra wheelchair batteries, oxygen, catheters, and other special equipment you might need.
- Games, reading material, and other entertainment items - for children and adults. You might need to stay home for a while during a pandemic.
- A manual (non-electric) can opener.
- Candles and matches or lighter.
- Blankets, bedding or sleeping bags and extra clothing.
- Kitchen utensils and dish washing supplies.
- Back-up generator, if needed for life support purposes.