Philippines and 72 hour kits

The Philippines is reeling from the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Numerous newspaper articles talk about the need for food, water and other essential supplies. A 72 hour kit is essential in these circumstances.

Earthquake Preparedness - Utah's Earthquake Preparedness Guide

The best site for earthquake preparedness is at www.beready.utah.gov - once you get to the site look under earthquake preparedness and then Utah's Earthquake Preparedness Guide.

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I would like to know what I can do to improve this blog so that I am meeting your needs when it comes to emergency preparedness.  Please leave just a short message in the comment section so I know who is visiting this blog.  Thanks Dave

These are two very helpful sites which provide information that you can download.  The cities have digitized their manuals so you can access them on your computer.



http://www.bountifulutah.gov This link to the City of Bountiful has a very good Family Emergency Handbook and you can find it at under the heading eServices and then to the handbook.  Double click on the link.

http://www.nslcity.org/ This link connects you to the City of North Salt Lake which has a number of informative subjects under the COMMUNITY heading. Under COMMUNITY go to Neighborhood Watch heading and under this portion you will see an Emergency Preparedness Handbook and a Neighborhood Watch Manual. These manuals have been digitized so you can download them onto your computer.  Double click on the link.

Emergency Essentials has a good prive for 72 hour kits for the month of November

We are emphasizing 72 hour kits for the month of November.  Emergency Essentials has a single person kits for $49.99 which is a really good price.