Our safety checklist includes some of those items you may not
have thought of.
- First-aid kit
- Water bottles and some sealed nonperishable food that won’t need cooking
- Heavy blanket or tarp. Use it as protection and cover during the storm and to help cover up damage afterward.
- Battery or crank-powered flashlight for each person, with fresh extra batteries (no candles or matches in case of a gas leak)
- Battery or crank-powered radio, ideally with the official weather bands
- Bike helmets for each person
- Car charger for each kind of cellphone you own. If the power is out and your car is lost, you can plug into another vehicle.
- If you back up your computer to an external hard drive, store the drive in your safe room and not in the room with your computer.
- Box of large heavy-duty plastic garbage bags
- Roll of duct tape
- A set of dry clothing for each person, stored in sealed plastic bags
- Bug repellent and sunscreen
- Personal hygiene items such as hand wipes and toilet paper
- Leashes or containers for pets
- Key personal documents in a watertight container
- As needed: spare set of glasses, contact lens solution, a couple of days’ worth of prescription medication, hearing aid batteries
- If you have kids, add one durable, small, nonelectronic toy or activity for each to use after the storm. Think a coloring book and crayons.
- If you own a smartphone, load apps or bookmarks for your bank, insurance company, Red Cross, FEMA, the website of the local office of the National Weather Service and local news outlets including The Dallas Morning News.
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