influenza,
144
-45,
149
J
Joy of Pickling
(Ziedrich),
193
K
kitchen
equipment,
44
-45
stocking of,
17
See also
cooking
kits,
42
-43,
87
-99,
138
L
landslides,
127
laundry,
74
-75,
44
,
44
Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book, The
(Robertson),
202
lighting,
61
-63
candles for,
61
,
61
chemical light sticks,
62
-63
hand cranked lanterns, flashlights,
62
,
62
hurricane (kerosene) lamps,
61
,
61
power loss and,
106
locally grown produce,
31
,
180
.
See also
gardening
M
mandatory evacuations,
90
mechanical purification of water,
159
-61
portable water filter,
160
reverse osmosis filters and,
160
tabletop water filters and,
159
-61,
160
water distillers,
161
medications,
51
,
81
,
97
,
145
meeting-place plans,
78
,
115
mental preparedness,
51
,
175
money-saving ideas,
31
,
34
,
75
,
171
MREs (meals ready to eat),
29
,
30
,
37
,
96
N
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
103
,
123
natural disasters,
101
,
117
-37
earthquakes,
132
-34
extreme heat,
118
-19
floods,
121
-24,
136
hurricanes,
129
-32,
136
landslides,
127
safe rooms and,
135
-136
thunderstorms,
126
-27
tornadoes,
127
-29,
135
tsunamis,
134
wildfires,
124
-26
winter storms/extreme cold,
119
-20
necessities of life,
41
-47
bathroom supplies,
41
-42,
44
bedding,
46
-47,
71
clothing,
45
-46,
71
,
81
first aid kit,
43
home office kit,
42
home repair kit,
42
kitchen equipment,
44
-45
kits for,
42
-43
laundry supplies,
44
sewing kit,
43
needs assessment,
18
-21
equipment, non-electric and,
20
gauging family needs,
19
-20
preparedness notebook and,
19
skills assessment and,
20
-21
supplies and,
19
nighttime routines,
116
notebook, preparedness,
19
,
31
,
42
nuclear hazards,
142
-43,
230
nuclear-powered power plants,
105
O
OAR system,
228
-29
described,
13
stored food and,
205
off-the-grid trial run,
54
organizing processes,
14
-27
P
pandemic,
10
,
101
,
144
-45
panic, avoidance of,
80
,
175
,
176
personal preparedness,
50
-53
bookkeeping and,
52
-53
financial preparedness,
53
-54
health and,
51
skills and,
51
-52
See also
mental preparedness; preparedness pets,
84
-85
evacuation preparedness and,
85
preparation of home and,
84
-85
returning home and,
85
Philbrick, Frank and Stephen,
70
,
168
,
171
phone
cell phone charger,
77
,
105
cell-phone dead zones,
77
,
175
,
176
connection types,
77
photovoltaics,
60
,
60
pickling food,
193
-94
Ben’s Favorite Sunshine Pickles,
194
Easy Pickled Beets,
194
making pickles,
194
pickling spices,
193
plumbing,
106
-11
frozen pipe prevention,
107
-9
hot water system, draining,
109
knowing your,
40
,
107
pipes, draining of,
107
-9,
108
power restoration and,
111
thawing frozen pipes,
110
,
110
,
111
poisoning emergency,
42
power,
56
-60
alternative sources of,
56
-58
nonelectric appliances and systems,
56
nuclear,
142
-43
renewable energy for,
58
-60
power loss,
104
-11
pipe protection and,
107
-10
restoration of power after,
111
what to do in case of,
106
preparedness,
10
,
47
few days, few hundred dollars,
97
-99
groups for,
229
questions to ask,
11
,
75
self-sufficiency and,
49
sustainability and,
60
See also
mental preparedness; personal preparedness
preparedness notebook,
19
,
31
-32,
42