Emergency gear on a couch.
Emergency gear on a couch.

How To Pack A Proper Emergency Kit, According To FEMA And The CDC

Could you survive off of your own food, water and other supplies for a few days if you needed to? That’s the definition of “emergency preparedness,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.gov.

For many people, emergency preparedness looks like, among other things, having a stocked emergency kit in the house. An emergency kit — sometimes called a survival kit — can help you be prepared in case of a natural disaster like an earthquake, wildfire, tornado or flood.

Continue reading to learn more about packing an emergency kit, written by Harry Rabinowitz.

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