Week 2

Add to your Kits:

· Trail mix or dried fruit—6 servings per person

· Pocket knife—at least 1 per family

· Can opener—at least 1 per family

· 1 roll of toilet paper per person

Tips and other Info:

· Take the tube out of your toilet paper and flatten it for storage or store smaller items inside tube.  Then store toilet paper in a Ziploc bag.

· Store ‘per family’ items in Dad or Mom’s bag or in separate smaller utility bag.

· Emergency Essentials has the ‘High Uinta Gear - Multi Function Tool’ with a knife, can opener, pliers, screwdriver, and many other tools for $4.95.  Click on ‘High Uinta Tool’ for info.  Cabela’s, Walmart, Target etc. also have similar options.

· Eagle Mountain Fire Department will be offering CERT classes starting in October.  Learn fire safety, first-aid, CPR, search & rescue and more.  CPR classes are also available independent of the CERT classes.  Click on 'EM Fire Department' for details.

Easy Out

To ruin our whole plan and provide and easy out (wink, wink) 72-hour kits are on sale at Emergency Essentials until Sept. 30th for $46.99.  They are regularly priced at $54.99. 
Kevin and I purchased these basic kits for us a while ago and we are building the others week by week for our kids.
The website to Emergency Essentials is http://www.beprepared.com/ and there will always be a link to it on the right side of our blog. 
We will continute our 3 month plan to build 72 hour kits.  Whether you go out and buy a kit or build them week by week with us, our goal is that we all have one ready in 3 months.

72 Hour Kits - Week 1

Add to your Kits:
Backpack or box to put things in
Granola and/or protein bars 6 per person
Pen and paper

FHE:
Do a simple inventory of your current 72 hour kits

Tips and other Info:

• Quaker Granola Bars are on sale at Macey's until 9/21 for $0.98 a box with in ad coupon and purchase of 5.  Also on sale at Smiths for $1.98 or with 7/25 RP coupon for $1.61 until 9/21.
• Sunbelt Granola Bars are on sale at Smith's for $1.50 a box until 9/21.
• Free Babysitter CPR class
  Saturday morning, September 25th, 9:00-12:00
  Fire Station #2 in the Ranches
  Learn CPR and how to deal with and prevent emergencies
  recommended age 11+

Welcome!

Welcome to the Eagle Mountain 9th Ward emergency preparedness blog.  Here on the blog we will provide you with information and tips on how to get your family prepared.  We'll start with getting your entire family completely prepared for emergencies in just 3 months. 
That's right, follow our blog each week and find a new thing to do that week to be prepared.  We promise if you follow each week's instructions, your family will all have basic 72 hour kits and valuable skills to help in the case of an emergency, large or small, by the end of 3 months.
Week 1 is September 19th, so check back then for your instructions!

FYI, we will also provide handouts at church if you prefer not to check the blog each week, just let us know.