Surviving in Winter Weather

To survive winter weather, have these critical basic items on hand, just in case.  

• Several days supplies of food that needs no cooking or refrigeration.  Think about canned foods, dried fruits, crackers, granola bars, crackers, and bread.  
• Several days worth of water, bottled.  US Center for Disease Control suggest 5 gallons per person.  
• Several days worth of medicine that each family member could need.

Here is the CDC's list of emergency supplies:  

• an alternate way to heat your home during a power failure:

- dry firewood for a fireplace or wood stove, or
- kerosene for a kerosene heater
• furnace fuel (coal, propane, or oil)
• electric space heater with automatic
shut-off switch and non-glowing elements
• blankets
• matches
• multipurpose, dry-chemical fire extinguisher
• first aid kit and instruction manual
• flashlight or battery-powered lantern
• battery-powered radio
• battery-powered clock or watch
• extra batteries
• non-electric can opener
• snow shovel
• rock salt
• special needs items (diapers,
hearing aid batteries

For more detailed information, see:  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/pdf/extreme-cold-guide.pdf