Turn on radio and listen for instruction from public safety agencies. Don't use the telephone except for emergency use. First Aid Kit-including specific medicines needed for members of your household. Bottled water-sufficient for the number of members in your household. Canned and dried foods sufficient for a week for each member of your household.
Canned goods have a normal shelf-life of one year for maximum freshness.
Non-electric can opener Portable stove such as butane or charcoal. Use of such stoves should not take place until it is determined that there is no leak in the area. Charcoal should be burned only out of doors. Use of charcoal indoor will lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. What You Should Know During an emergency, the water supply to your home may become contaminated due to broken transmission mains, or a pipe in your home may break and start a flood.