Emergency and disaster preparedness in on the minds of many these days. Katrina destroyed homes and businesses as did hurricanes in Florida. Two major earthquake / tsunami disasters have hit the Pacific and Haiti and South America were hit by earthquakes. A nuclear disaster similar to the one in the Soviet Union has hit Japan as part of the last tsunami which destroyed the capacity to cool the reactors. It wasn’t too many years back when volcanic eruption displaced man and beast in the Philippians. Why wouldn’t we be thinking about emergency and disaster preparedness?
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When it comes to emergency preparedness, it entails a whole lot more than food storage; although that is a very important part of being prepared in an emergency. Below are some food storage items that everyone should consider.
To begin planning the emergency preparedness food, one can start with the standard items like grains, beans, dehydrated milk, sugar, salt, oil, and seeds. After a disaster hits, you should not survive on bread and milled grains but combining them with dehydrated and freeze dried food products results in a regular diet.
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Another aspect to be kept in mind is the lifespan of these items as the items will be kept away for a long duration and may experience some deterioration. You should carefully consider the storage containers that your food supplies will be kept in. Purchase an excellent food-grade food storage bucket to be assured your inventory will not perish.
Grain Bucket For Preparedness Storage
Emergency Preparedness food including your basics and long term food storage packages must be kept in an airtight environment. Once opened; they should be kept in a cool, dark, and dry place. An ideal place can be a basement, cabinet or dry crawl space but not too high to get to. And the surrounding area should be free from other items like, chemical fumes or cleaning products which can enter the containers of these food items.
Grain Bucket For Preparedness Storage
When purchasing your survival gear and preparedness items, look for quality, variety and practicality. The first aid kit should be extensive and able to cover all minor first aid neccesities as well as some more moderate emergencies, such as radiation (potassium iodide tablets), insulin shock or a broken bone.
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