Emergency Preparedness Manual - Emergency Heating, Cooking & Lighting

HEATING

Coal stores well if kept in a dark place and away from moving air. Air speeds deterioration and breakdown, causing it to bum more rapidly. Coal may be stored in a plastic-lined pit or in sheds, bags, boxes, or barrels and should be kept away from circulating air, light, and moisture. Cover it to lend protection from weather and sun.

Wood. Hardwoods such as apple, cherry, and other fruit

Let’s Go Dutch!

Squatting heavily in dank basements, drafty attics, and dusty, cluttered garages, these three-legged hulks from a bygone era wait impatiently to release their treasures. Until then, they are pitted by time and tarnished by neglect. For those who will uncover the mystery, their gaping caverns can once again be brimming with magic.

Life Sustaining Water – How thirsty do you want to be?

 U.S. Govt. - LDS Church suggest 1-gallon minimum – Israeli’s suggest 2-gallons minimum

90-days food – 90-days water – 90-days cash reserve - At least One 55-gallon drum per family member

Obtaining good-tasting, contamination-free water is ordinarily not a problem.