Earthquake Preparedness Kits

The majority of our previous articles have focused on earthquake preparedness and why it should be a priority for businesses in earthquake zones, but something we haven’t discussed in detail is emergency kits.

Since Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, the message from federal and state agencies has been that we all need to be self-sufficient for at least three days after any emergency such as a major earthquake.

The reason for that is because first responders may not be able to get to us within the first 72 hours depending of course on the severity of the emergency.

If you’re located in an active seismic zone then it makes even more sense to have emergency kits on hand and to store them where you spend most of your time i.e. home, office and car.

Okay, so you understand the home and office concept, but why the car too? The answer is because you never know where you will be when an earthquake strikes and if you’re on the road when it happens you could find yourself stranded for a prolonged period of time.

That’s why we have developed a variety of disaster kits for any situation.

Emergency Kits

The kits are designed to get you through at least 72 hours by providing disaster supplies that will help you survive.

There are individual survival kits, two-person kits and four-person kits, as well as 10 and 20 person kits for businesses and even pet evacuation kits because Fluffy and Fido are often as much a part of a family as a loved one.

All the basic essentials as recommended by the American Red Cross, plus added extras, are in every one of our kits. The food and water is approved by the US Coast Guard and has a five-year shelf life, there are first aid kits, safety lightsticks, emergency blankets, ponchos, dust masks, nitrile gloves and more.

Inside each kit there is a reminder card that you can mail to us so that six months prior to the expiration date of the food and water we will hit you up with a reminder that they need replacing.

Earthquake Preparedness at Work

As suggested above, if you own and operate a business in an earthquake zone it really behooves you to make sure that you and your employees are prepared for the possibility of an earthquake, and apart from securing all of your furniture and equipment, that means having survival kits on hand.

Being prepared is your best defense against earthquakes.