When answering the questions, "What do you put in a tornado emergency kit?", it is important to know that a tornado emergency kit is really just an all-hazards emergency kit. Your tornado emergency kit should have the supplies you might need after any emergency. Thus it should be an "all-hazards" kit. You don't need to have one kit for tornadoes, another for earthquakes, and yet another for floods or some other natural or man-made disaster.
Your "tornado kit" or all hazards emergency kit should be packed using U.S. Government guidelines. You can find these guidelines at Ready.gov. We developed all of our LifeSecure emergency kits based on these US Government guidelines. So the best way for us to answer, "What should be in my tornado emergency kit?" is to tell you what we put in our LifeSecure All-Hazards kits...
So here are the special features and contents of our 4-Person Roll-and-Go or Shelter-In-Place 3-Day Emergency Kit:
Special Features:
- Compact/Comprehensive emergency kit: compact emergency-grade supplies cover all U.S. Governments recommended basics
- Easy-roll/flexible transport:Easy-rolling wheels and telescoping handle avoid back strain; double hand straps and adjustable shoulder strap provide go-anywhere flexibility
- Travel safety and emergency identification:Re-positionable LED safety signal visible up to 800 yards
- Durable protection for supplies: rugged rolling duffel with 600-denier construction; hard-sided cases for personal supplies
- Quick-access organization:large-mouth opening to main compartment with two side pockets and two compression straps; easy-pull ergonomic zippers; personal supplies stored in four carrying cases
- Long life:Water, food, batteries have 5-year shelf life
Contents:
For protection and shelter:
- (4) N-95 respirators (face masks)
- (4) Emergency thermal blankets
- (4) Emergency ponchos
- (1) Roll plastic sheeting
- (1) Roll duct tape
For turning off utilities and other tasks:
- (1) Multifunction tool [needle nose pliers, regular pliers, wire cutter,file/cutter, flat file, pointed screwdriver, mini-screwdriver, small screwdriver, screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can opener, bottle opener,punch, knife blade]
- (1) Pair leather-palmed work gloves
For communication and light:
- (4) Metal whistles with lanyard
- (1) AM/FM radio with two sets of AAA batteries
- (1) Flashlight with two sets of D batteries
- (8) 12-hour light sticks
- (1) LED Safety Signal
- (1) Notepad
- (1) Pen
- (1) Waterproof document pouch
For hydration and nutrition:
- (1) 2-gallon water bag for carrying, purifying and storing water
- (4) 2,400-calorie food bar (bar contains 12 individually wrapped 200-calorie portions) [5-year shelf life - U.S. Coast Guard approved]
- (24) 4 oz. emergency water pouches [5-year shelf life - U.S. Coast Guard approved]
- (50) water purification tablets
For medical, hygiene and sanitation needs:
- (4) Personal First Aid packet
- (1) Family First Aid kit
- (1) First Aid Guide
- (3) Bio-hazard bags
- (1) Toilet paper roll
- (24) Moist towelettes
For storage and easy transport:
- Emergency preparedness supplies are packed in a rolling duffel with double hand straps and adjustable shoulder strap.
You will note that these LifeSecure emergency kits contain supplies that meet each of the 10 basic emergency needs: water, food, breathing protection, first aid, shelter, warmth, communication, light, tools, sanitation & hygiene. Note also that this version of our emergency kit has rolling wheels. We sell rolling and backpack versions of each of our family emergency kits, but we have a preference for wheels (with an option to carry).
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The key is to buy or your own "tornado emergency kit" before a tornado or other disaster actually hits. It isn't hard to do, but after the fact is... well, after the fact and won't do any good.
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