Just in Case (65 page)

influenza,
144
-45,
149

J

Joy of Pickling
(Ziedrich),
193

K

kitchen

equipment,
44
-45

stocking of,
17

See also
cooking

kits,
42
-43,
87
-99,
138

L

landslides,
127

laundry,
74
-75,
44
,
44

Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book, The
(Robertson),
202

lighting,
61
-63

candles for,
61
,
61

chemical light sticks,
62
-63

hand cranked lanterns, flashlights,
62
,
62

hurricane (kerosene) lamps,
61
,
61

power loss and,
106

locally grown produce,
31
,
180
.
See also
gardening

M

mandatory evacuations,
90

mechanical purification of water,
159
-61

portable water filter,
160

reverse osmosis filters and,
160

tabletop water filters and,
159
-61,
160

water distillers,
161

medications,
51
,
81
,
97
,
145

meeting-place plans,
78
,
115

mental preparedness,
51
,
175

money-saving ideas,
31
,
34
,
75
,
171

MREs (meals ready to eat),
29
,
30
,
37
,
96

N

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
103
,
123

natural disasters,
101
,
117
-37

earthquakes,
132
-34

extreme heat,
118
-19

floods,
121
-24,
136

hurricanes,
129
-32,
136

landslides,
127

safe rooms and,
135
-136

thunderstorms,
126
-27

tornadoes,
127
-29,
135

tsunamis,
134

wildfires,
124
-26

winter storms/extreme cold,
119
-20

necessities of life,
41
-47

bathroom supplies,
41
-42,
44

bedding,
46
-47,
71

clothing,
45
-46,
71
,
81

first aid kit,
43

home office kit,
42

home repair kit,
42

kitchen equipment,
44
-45

kits for,
42
-43

laundry supplies,
44

sewing kit,
43

needs assessment,
18
-21

equipment, non-electric and,
20

gauging family needs,
19
-20

preparedness notebook and,
19

skills assessment and,
20
-21

supplies and,
19

nighttime routines,
116

notebook, preparedness,
19
,
31
,
42

nuclear hazards,
142
-43,
230

nuclear-powered power plants,
105

O

OAR system,
228
-29

described,
13

stored food and,
205

off-the-grid trial run,
54

organizing processes,
14
-27

P

pandemic,
10
,
101
,
144
-45

panic, avoidance of,
80
,
175
,
176

personal preparedness,
50
-53

bookkeeping and,
52
-53

financial preparedness,
53
-54

health and,
51

skills and,
51
-52

See also
mental preparedness; preparedness pets,
84
-85

evacuation preparedness and,
85

preparation of home and,
84
-85

returning home and,
85

Philbrick, Frank and Stephen,
70
,
168
,
171

phone

cell phone charger,
77
,
105

cell-phone dead zones,
77
,
175
,
176

connection types,
77

photovoltaics,
60
,
60

pickling food,
193
-94

Ben’s Favorite Sunshine Pickles,
194

Easy Pickled Beets,
194

making pickles,
194

pickling spices,
193

plumbing,
106
-11

frozen pipe prevention,
107
-9

hot water system, draining,
109

knowing your,
40
,
107

pipes, draining of,
107
-9,
108

power restoration and,
111

thawing frozen pipes,
110
,
110
,
111

poisoning emergency,
42

power,
56
-60

alternative sources of,
56
-58

nonelectric appliances and systems,
56

nuclear,
142
-43

renewable energy for,
58
-60

power loss,
104
-11

pipe protection and,
107
-10

restoration of power after,
111

what to do in case of,
106

preparedness,
10
,
47

few days, few hundred dollars,
97
-99

groups for,
229

questions to ask,
11
,
75

self-sufficiency and,
49

sustainability and,
60

See also
mental preparedness; personal preparedness

preparedness notebook,
19
,
31
-32,
42