Plan to have enough food and water for 4 to 5 days
Water
•Save enough water to last for a minimum of 72 hours.
•Have one gallon of water per day for each person.
•Do not drink water from the faucet until you have been officially notified that it is not contaminated.
•If you must use tap water, do one of the following:
•use water purification tablets
•apply 8 drops of unscented household bleach per gallon
•boil it.
Note. If you plan on using the bleach, consult your physician to ensure that you do not have a condition that this would affect.
Food
Without electricity, food in the refrigerator will spoil. Do not eat it.
•Keep undamaged commercial canned goods, i.e., ready-to-eat canned, meats, fruits, and vegetables
•Sugar, salt, pepper, spices, and bread (staples)
•Sweetened cereal, candy (stress food)
•Granola bars
•Instant coffee, tea, cocoa
•Special foods for individuals with special diets
•Canned juices
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