Last week I was able to attend a great ward fireside for family emergency preparedness. (Mom and Gary attended and can add to this post if I have left anything out.)
Before attending the meeting my thoughts and feelings of being prepared as a family were scattered in confusion. Thankfully, after attending, I feel more confident in the things I need to do to help my family be prepared in the last days. I thought it would be a great topic to share and pass along any information gathered to immediate and extended family as well as friends.
First Aid - How many first aid kits do you have? If so what is in them? Are they missing anything. Brother Stephen (don't recall his last name) discussed some of the different first aid kits he has. He had a primary family first aid kit that was kept at home and also an on the go one.
Food Storage - The Lord has given revelation to our past and present prophets that we need to at least have a ONE YEAR storage supply for our family. There is so much information out there on what you can buy. DON'T FORGET WATER! Gary gave a great lesson on proper water storage and how to clean water as well. Canning is also great to help preserve fruits, vegetables and even MEAT!
Cooking - Dutch ovens and camping stoves.
Meeting Place - In the event of a disaster, where is your family meeting?
I am not posting a ton of specifics in this post, however, I am creating a database with checklists, documents, reminders, website links and so forth if you are interested in using and accessing it -I will need your email.
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