Whats In Your Earthquake Kit? Heres a Look at Mine

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Xconomy National — If you live in California, where earthquakes measuring 4.0 or above hit once or twice a month, you can’t ignore the fact that the continental plates are shifting.(Rebecca Solnit’s recent retelling of that castastrophe, A Paradise Built in Hell, remind us how quickly disasters can clear away what’s unimportant in our lives.)And the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, in sections of the Louisiana Territory that would later become Arkansas and Missouri, measured 7.0 to 7.5 on the Richter scale—much bigger than the Loma Prieta quake that caused so much damage in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989.Emergency management agencies say you should have enough supplies on hand to survive at least three days without electric light and refrigeration, without gas for heating or cooking, and without municipal water.In addition to the stuff shown in my photos, here are a few more items to consider for your own disaster kit: Paper plates Pet food Sleeping bags or blankets A copy of important documents & phone numbers Warm clothes Eyedropper for water purification Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, soap, and other hygiene items Crowbar, nails, staple gun, bungee cords Plastic bags and plastic buckets for waste and sanitation Special-needs items for children, seniors or people with disabilities, and pets Whistle to call for help Dust mask Emergency cash in small denominations Sturdy shoes and a warm hat Local maps Permanent marker, paper, and tape Photos of family members and pets for re-identification purposes List of emergency phone numbers List of drug or food allergies Copies of health insurance and identification cards Extra prescription eye glasses, hearing aids or other vital personal items Prescription medications and first aid supplies Extra house and car keys Fire extinguisher Tent Compass

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