Emergency Preparedness Week is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May and is an opportunity to encourage Canadians to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and their families during emergencies.
Let's Beat COVID together
- Stay Home – to reduce the risk to others;
- Frequent hand washing – If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer;
- Essential trips only – support local businesses, order over the phone, and explore curb side pickup;
- Physical distancing – stay in 2 meters (6 feet) away from others in public;
- Support the vulnerable – call, text, check-in on your neighbors;
- Stay informed and connected – check credible sources of information and keep in touch virtually with friends and family.
Home Emergency Survival Kit.
Supplies for your family for 72 hours
- Non-perishable food items.
- Canned food such as soups, stews, baked beans, pasta, meat, fish, fruit. Crackers and biscuits, honey, peanut butter, jam
- Manual can opener (bottle opener)
- Bottled water. 4L per person per day. (2 for drinking)
- & 2 for hygiene and washing)
- Crank or battery-operated radio
- Flashlight with batteries
- Candles and matches (lighter)
- Family First Aid kit
- Personal hygiene items (toilet paper, feminine products, hand sanitizer, etc.)
- Pocket knife or multi-tool
- Whistle
- Cash (small bills and change)
- Special needs items for babies, pets, elderly (as required)
- Garbage bags and zip-lock bags
- Duct tape
- Copies of important papers (insurance, medications, family contacts, etc.)
- Emergency document holder
- Spare phone or tablet charger
- NOTE: Consume and replace water and canned items
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