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How to Make an Emergency Car Kit
Preparing for Hurricanes
Stocking Emergency Disaster Supplies
How to Make a Travel First Aid Kit
Making an Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Stocking Home Medical Supplies
Building a Home Emergency Kit
What to Do in Case of Disaster
Earthquake Safety
Facts on House Fires
Making an Emergency Food List
Where Is the Safest Place to Be During a Hurricane?
How Many Smoke Alarms Do I Need in My Home?
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Summary: An emergency car kit should include bottled water, some snacks, moist towelettes and a small first aid kit. Find out how to be prepared for a sudden dislocation due to an emergency with help from the director of an emergency management department in this free video on emergency car kits.
Warren Lee is the director of the New Hanover County Emergency Management Department. The mission of the Department of Emergency Management is to protect the citizens of New Hanover...read more
"We really stress having an emergency kit in your home, but, you know, it's equally important if you know that you're subject to be dislocated from your home for any period of time...if you happen to live in an environment, I guess, maybe where snowstorms or other things are more likely to cause you to be caught away from home, then certainly it's probably more important to have a kit in your car. Normally, for the kinds of scenarios that we work with -- hurricanes, being the most prevalent -- we normally have time to prepare and people have time to gather up their kits and take them with them if they decide to leave. The obvious things that you might want to have on-hand, maybe keep a bottle of water in your car. Maybe some snacks or something like that. It's always good to have some disposable, little moist towelettes or things like that. Just some very basic things -- a little, small first aid kit is not a bad idea. Just for...you never know when you might need something like that. But to be able to survive on a...you know, on full-blown disaster kit in your car, I don't think most people are going to find that to be something that's very feasible to do."
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