PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST

Date Completed
We have a three-month storage of food __________________
We updated tetanus and other immunizations. __________________
We assembled our 72-hour survival kit. __________________
We updated our first aid kit. __________________
We have water stored for emergency use (min. 14 gal. per person). __________________
We have practiced different ways of evacuating our home. __________________
We have an NOAA radio and know how to use it. __________________
We established a meeting place outside our home. __________________
We have made sure our house number is highly visible both day and
night so that emergency personnel can easily find us. __________________
We planned two emergency meeting places away from home. __________________
We picked a person out of state to phone for coordinating family
messages and memorized their phone number. __________________
We know how to turn off utilities (gas, water, and electricity). __________________
We have Emergency numbers by our telephone. __________________
We have practiced making emergency phone calls. __________________
We have working smoke detectors in our home (check every 6 months).________________
We have installed carbon monoxide monitors throughout our home. __________________
We have a working fire extinguisher. __________________
We have an inventory of home valuables with photos and serial numbers._______________
We have important legal papers in a safe place with copies to take
with us in the event we need to prove who we are and what we own.__________________
Mark on the calendar to review this checklist every six months