Now, we wouldn’t want you all to turn into Doomsday Preppers – however – we do believe that every home should have an Emergency Kit in place as this gives your family a better chance of surviving and coping with an emergency situation should it occur.
In this article we will list what should be in your kit at all times. Please make sure that all family members know where the kit is kept and please check and update the contents of your kit regularly, to ensure everything is in working order and has not expired.
Discuss your Emergency Kit with all householders and make sure everyone knows what to do in an emergency. If you need more information on this please visit www.qld.gov.au and in their search box type in ‘dealing with disasters’
Food and water
- Range of non—perishable food items
- Bottled water
Medical and sanitation
- First Aid Kit and manual
- Essential medications, prescriptions and dosage
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrush/toothpaste
- Soap/shampoo
- Personal hygiene items
Light
- Flashlight/torch with extra batteries
- Battery powered lantern
Communications
- Battery powered radio with extra batteries
- Traditional wired telephone
- Prepaid wired telephone
- Prepaid phone cards and coins for phone calls
Clothing and footwear
- Warm jumper, waterproof jacket, hat and gloves for everyone
- Closed—toed shoes or boots for everyone
Tools and supplies
- Whistle, utility knife, duct/masking tape
- Plastic garbage bags, ties
- Safety glasses and sun glasses.
Miscellaneous
- Special items for infants (nappies, formula etc)
- Special items needed by elderly or people with special needs
- Spare house and car keys
- Pet food, water and other animal needs
- Diabetes emergency plan
Important documents
Scan copies of important documents and save the files on a USB memory stick or CD to include in your kit. Keep all these items in sealed plastic bags.- Insurance papers for your hosue and contents, cars and for valuable items
- Inventory of valuable household goods
- Wills and life insurance documents
- House deeds/mortgage documents
- Birth and marriage certificates
- Passports/visa details
- Stocks and bonds
- Medicare, pension cards, immunisation records
- Bank account and credit card details
- A back—up copy of important computer files
- Household Emergency Plan with emergency contact numbers
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