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Kit in a weekend

A 72-hour kit and a family plan in two days, one small job at a time. Saturday is water, food and light. Sunday is health, papers and people.

Tick things off as you go. Your ticks stay on this device, so you can stop and pick up again later. The Buy rows are the shopping: three short trips, or one longer one if you prefer.

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Day 1

Saturday

Water, food and light

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Morning: see what you have

Pick how many days you want to cover and who is at home. Print the list it gives you.Build a plan
Walk through the house with the 72-hour checklist and tick what you already own.72-hour checklist
Choose one spot for the kit: a closet shelf or one or two bins that everyone can reach.

Afternoon: one small shopping trip

BuyWater: 3 gallons (11.4 L) per person for three days, at 1 gallon a day. Add more for pets.Water: 12 L (about 3 gal) per person for three days, at about 4 L a day. Add more for pets.How much water
BuyThree days of no-cook food your household already eats: canned protein, fruit, crackers, peanut butter, cereal. Plus a manual can opener.Food by calories
BuyOne flashlight per person, and spare batteries in the sizes they take.Lighting in an outage

Evening: put it away

Store the water somewhere cool and out of sunlight, and put the food with it.Storing water
Add the best-before dates to the pantry tracker, so you use the oldest food first.Pantry tracker
Charge every phone and power bank in the house.Charging phones

Day 2

Sunday

Health, papers and the plan

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Morning: health and hygiene

Check your first aid kit against the list and note what is missing or expired.First aid kit contents
BuyFirst aid gaps, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and a box of garbage bags with ties.
Make a note to ask your pharmacist how to keep a few extra days of your regular medicine on hand.Medication planning

Afternoon: papers and the house

Copy ID, insurance and medical information into a waterproof pouch for the kit.Protecting documents
BuyA battery or hand-crank radio, and some small bills.
Find the water shutoff, the electrical panel and the gas meter. Label them.Shutting off utilities
Test the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and replace batteries that need it.Home fire safety

Evening: the people part

Fill in the family plan together and print a wallet card for everyone.Family plan
Pack the kit, label the bins, and show everyone at home where it is.
Put a reminder in your calendar for six months from now to check dates and batteries.

That is a 72-hour kit and a family plan, done in one weekend. When you are ready, the 7-day list is the next step.

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This is general information. Check your list against official guidance for where you live, and call 911 in an emergency. If you cook on a camp stove or barbecue in an outage, use it outdoors only: they give off carbon monoxide.

Where these numbers come from (3 sources)

Ready.gov: Build a Kit https://www.ready.gov/kit
Government of Canada: Emergency kits https://www.canada.ca/en/services/policing/emergencies/preparedness/get-prepared/emergency-kits.html
Government of Canada (Get Prepared): Make an emergency plan https://www.canada.ca/en/services/policing/emergencies/preparedness/get-prepared/make-plan.html

Numbers to keep

Emergency: 911 911
Poison help: 1-800-222-1222 1-844-764-7669
Local help and services: 211 211
Weather alerts: weather.gov weather.gc.ca
Official preparedness: Ready.gov Get Prepared (Canada)

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