evacuation,
90
-99
adult evacuation kit,
95
drills for,
93
five-step plan for,
96
how to get there,
92
kits,
85
,
90
,
93
-96,
96
preparing to leave home,
93
public shelters and,
91
trial run of,
54
vehicle choice and,
92
where to go,
91
extreme cold/winter storms,
119
-21
extreme heat,
118
-19
F
family meeting place,
78
,
115
family scenarios
Brown family,
8
-9
Miller family,
228
-29
Tucker family,
7
-8
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
8
,
103
,
135
,
229
financial preparedness,
53
-54
fire
911 call and,
82
,
113
burning safety tips,
124
class A - D fires,
113
evacuation plans,
115
,
116
extinguishers for,
113
,
113
fire drills,
82
ladders, escape,
113
-14,
114
prevention,
114
-15
safety equipment and,
112
-14
tinder for, survival and,
177
wildfires,
94
,
124
-26
firewood,
170
-71
first aid
classes,
43
,
51
-52,
82
kit for,
43
preparedness and,
50
-51
First Aid and Emergency Preparedness Quick Reference Guide,
43
flashlights,
62
,
62
,
93
,
116
flood insurance,
122
floods,
121
-24,
136
food insecurity,
10
food storage,
21
-27
bucket opener and,
26
container choices,
25
-27
customization and,
29
dry ice precautions and,
25
expiration dates and,
35
light and,
23
moisture and,
22
-23
oxygen exposure and,
23
-24
paraffin precautions and,
26
pest deterrents and,
24
-25
temperature and,
21
-22
vacuum sealer and,
26
-27,
27
food supply
baking supplies,
33
-34
beverages,
36
building up,
28
-37
canned foods,
30
,
37
condiments,
35
dehydrated foods,
35
-36
expiration dates and,
35
fresh foods,
36
fun foods,
36
individualizing system and,
37
inventory tracking,
31
-32
lists by category,
32
-36
making from scratch,
179
-203
nonperishables,
98
,
99
special dietary needs and,
19
“staples,”
34
supplements and,
36
wild foods,
171
-74
See also
gardening
foraging.
See
wild foods
4-H groups,
43
,
52
,
82
freezer management,
72
,
106
fuel
gas supply,
87
,
91
,
92
,
97
for generator,
58
propane,
63
,
71
-72
See also
wood, heating with
G
gardening,
161
-64
accessories for,
162
,
163
CSA garden,
164
-65,
229
getting started with,
162
-64
outside-the-home options for,
164
space for,
162
generators,
20
,
56
-57,
57
germ warfare,
149
global epidemic.
See
pandemic
global warming,
10
,
180
,
230
grains.
See
bread and grains recipes
Greene, Janet,
167
grid failure,
105
H
hand cranked lanterns, flashlights,
62
,
62
hand cranked strainer,
184
,
184
hazard.
See
safety
health,
51
,
81
heat, extreme,
118
-19
heating,
70
-71.
See also
stoves; wood, heating with
HEPA (high emission particulate) filter,
137
,
150
Hertzberg, Ruth,
167
home canning,
180
-88
of applesauce,
184
dial and weighted gauges,
186
,
186
equipment for,
180
precautions for,
180
-81
pressure canning,
185
-87
seals, testing of,
185
Tomato-Zucchini Sauce,
188
two-part jar lid for,
181
water bath canning,
182
-83
Home Cheese Making
(Carroll),
196
,
198
home chemicals,
141
-42
Homeland Security, U.S. Dept. of,
102
,
147
,
229
home office kit,
42
home repair kit,
42
home systems,
55
-75
Hurricane Katrina,
7
,
94
,
229
hurricanes,
129
-32,
136
I
important papers.
See
documents