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I am sure you have all heard that the world will be ending this year… though I do have my doubts 😉 However, would if there any truth to that? Are you prepared for that? Are you prepared for an emergency, if one should happen? Emergencies can happen at ANY time and at ANY place, will you be prepared?

Are You Prepared For An Emergency

Are You Prepared For An Emergency

*I was sent a Go-Kit Bag to review. This post includes my affiliate links.

This year, my family and I are focusing on our food storage. Every time I go to the store I put extra cans of food in my cart. I am building our food storage slowly, but I am doing it. That will be a huge thing to mark off my “to-do list“.

Are You Prepared For An Emergency

But, as I said, emergencies happen ANYWHERE. Would if you were out and about and something happened? Do you have an Emergency Kit of some sort with you in your vehicle? If not, you should. My hubby and I always keep extra clothes, blankets, snacks, water, flashlight, flares and things like that in each vehicle that we have. That way if there is an emergency, we can find some kind of comfort in our vehicle, if need be.

Are You Prepared For An Emergency

Have An Emergency Plan!

To help you prepare for an emergency, I would love for you all to take the Emergency Readiness Challenge. You should have a meeting place that everyone in your family knows about. Check that out and other resources, to help get you started on your emergency plans. And, if you have pets, be sure you have a plan for them too! We can’t leave our pets behind! They are family too!

To learn more about how you can prepare for an emergency, please visit this site!

 

 

 

About Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre is a mommy to three beautiful, smart kids and wife to an amazing husband of 24 years! She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family, and blogging.

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  2. Jennifer Thorne says

    We have a 72hr kit for family including one for our pets. We have starting restocking our canned goods and water supply. Hurricane season start June 1st. We should be all set by May.
    took the challenge

  3. CathyH says

    I keep extra batteries, lanterns, flashlights available. We also have a wood stove for heating or cooking

  5. Michelle H. says

    This has reminded me that I need to restock my first-aid supplies and have spare batteries on hand.

  7. Victor Antonov says

    Stock up on non-perishable food, write down important numbers and make sure I am aware of city and neighborhood emergency plans.

  10. Trish Clapper says

    I keep a emergency pack in the car. I keep blankets, a couple water bottles, snack packs of fruit and nut combos, and flashlights.
    learning to do more.

  11. Krystalynn Hernandez says

    I took the challenge and it made some good points! For my family I am definitely going to start making a vehicle emergency kit like you mentioned and I, too, have been slowly stocking up on food in the event of a hurricane (we live in FL) or other emergency this year!

  12. Coriander Warren says

    I have bought a new flashlight with batteries and gotten some blankets gathered up just in case

  13. John Billiris says

    We have stocked up on batteries (all sizes), and canned goods, in case we get blocked in for a few days.

  17. Laurie Emerson says

    We have flashlights and batteries. We also have a stock of canned foods as well as a hand held can opener as with no electricity we found out the hard way that the canned goods did not help.

  20. kathy pease says

    I am sort of prepared we have lots of bottled water,an escape ladder,fire extinguisher,flashlights and candles but im sure we can do much better in preparing for disaster

  22. Sarah L says

    Have sort of an emergency bag with radio & flashlight. Have emergency winter bag in my car.
    Thanks for the contest.

  23. Jaque R. says

    I keep a well stocked first aide kit, bottled water, non perishable food, candles, flashlights, and other necessities in a box for emergencies. We also have three meeting places…just in case some are unreachable. 🙂 Thank you.

  26. shirley pebbles says

    For my vehicle I have a full tank of gas, blankets, boots, snacks flares and jumper cables.

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  32. Becky S. says

    We always have an emergency kit in our car, but don’t have a plan in place at home, which is something I’ll be looking into now.
    beckytag618 at gmail dot com

  33. Shannon says

    We have a emergency box downstairs with non-perishibles and flashlights…but this bag looks so much better!

  36. Karen says

    I live in hurricane territory, so I always have extra food, water and other supplies on hand. Thanks for the giveaway.

  38. Sarah says

    We have emergency kits in our cars. In the house, we have plenty of flashlights, blankets, food, etc. But I just realized we need to make sure we have extra pet food and litter, too!

  39. Erica C. says

    I’m considering getting a landline phone since cell phones can be unreliable during big emergencies.

  41. elven johnson says

    I’m used to storms & things so, I have extra water frozen to keep foods cold & to use, canned foods & don’t forget the opener, a way to cook & cleaners, gloves & things for safety, even a bucket to go in should we need it.

  47. Carrie Z says

    We keep supplies in our basement since in the midwest, Tornados are our biggest concern. We have flashlights, blankets food and water.

  49. Cheryl Free says

    I’m going to make a plan including a pre-packed emergency bag ヅ *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  51. Missy Lynnh says

    We aren’t ready. We need to have supplies ready in a certain spot, plans for meeting/contacting each other, and a designated spot. I think the most important thing we need is a tub or bag of essentials like water, food, batteries, medical supplies, blankets, flashlights, etc..

  53. Charlotte V. says

    Took the ready challenge and learned alot of new things that I should do differently. It’s sad to say but my family would not be ready for any emergency. This challenge really makes you wake up!

  55. Terri says

    No, I’m not very prepare, but should be because we live in an disaster prone area. A few years ago, we had to evacuate due to multiple fires here in San Diego County & my nephew’s apartment building was destroyed. He lost everything he didn’t have on/with him. We also have earthquakes, which we should be prepared for, but I tend to think there are other more areas that are more prone to large earthquakes. However, it could happen here as well.

  58. Carol Bryant says

    Batteries, battery radio, prescriptions, baby wipes, flashlights, toliet paper, cards, dominoes, non perishable food, MRE’s, blankets, shovel, first aid kit, anything you need taylored to your family.

  61. ronda peyton says

    i will have a emergency bag ready to grab if we need to leave the house quickly, ill have phone numbers wrote done ready incase the phone goes dead, set up a meeting place with family

  63. Michelle Tucker says

    We have a bin of food, water and emergency supplies at the ready all the time, in case of emergency.

  66. Rebecca Niehaus says

    We have a large stock of canned goods including canned meats,protein bars etc., lots of extra water, blankets, a wind-up lantern, weather radio with extra batteries, first aid supplies, extra medications… the only thing I worry about is what I would do with my African Grey Parrot. She is not able to handle being without heat.

  67. Tracy Gnann says

    I am packing a winter bag to keep in my car in case I get caught in a storm. Warm socks and mittens, boots, granolla bars, blanket.

  68. Amanda Alvarado says

    We shouldn’t be having any storms here until Hurricane season. We always make sure we have plenty of water and canned goods, candles, charcoal, propane tank, batteries etc during hurricane season just in case one actually hits here.

  69. Kristie says

    I have a list of a couple of things that need to be added to my emergency kit. I also like to replace my emergency snacks once a year.

  70. Marjorie says

    As a former nurse for NYC DOH, I received many trainings. However, this was like a slap in the face.mi will put it all into use

  72. susan varney says

    establish a place for all of use to meet have plenty of batteries and updating our first aid kit

  75. Misty Jensen says

    We just started our family and are working on becoming more prepared. We have been focusing mainly on food, but need to get more necessities.

  77. Pauline M says

    My family has 72 hour kits available in the house and car, with extra in the garage for neighbors if needed. We also have our 72 second kits, out of state contacts to coordinate efforts, and emergency meeting places.

  78. Jodi Kershuk says

    We have a blanket, water, cat litter, and snack in the car. In the house we stock up on can food.

  81. Melissa O. says

    My hubby has started putting a kit together. This kit would e a fantastic addition and great to grab and go.

  82. Cindy Merrill says

    We have a woodstove and a few oil lamps, so we’d do okay during a power outage. I would like to have some extra food stored away.

  83. Kirsten says

    We just lost power for 3 days. We had candles but not enough for that many days and discovered that our flashlights were not working well enough. It was an eye-opener. That said, we did have firewood and a fireplace for heat, plenty of food and water plus cash.

  85. Lindsay S says

    I live in NYC and I have an emergency lighting plugged in in two separate outlets, on in my kitchen and on in the hallway that will turn on if the power goes out.

  88. cheryl says

    I use to live in the Midwest and learned quickly to always pack your vehicle with an emergency box containing food, water, can, candle, matches, blanket and other emergency items.

  89. Heather says

    I took the test but it didn’t give the option for having a pre-planned meeting place. My family has this already planned. We also have Items already packed and kept in the cars.

  91. Sammi says

    I have my cell phone in the car, but other than that, no emergency kit! so this would be great

  92. Klydra P says

    Living in Northern Maine for 5 years taught us you can never have enough “emergency” items on hand. Power going out became normal. I always have non perishables and plenty of water on hand.

  96. Anna says

    We have canned food, MRI’s batteries, flashights and plenty of bottled water. Also I have a weather radio, and dog food plus their health records and bandaids.

  97. Julie Lynn Bickham says

    All I have is blankets, flashlights, candles and canned goods. I really should start getting more prepared.

  99. Amanda Kinder says

    We are making sure we stock up on batteries, flashlights, and candles. We have bottled water in the garage.

  101. Danielle T says

    Since we just recovered from our snow storm/power out for 4 days. I’ve decided to make a tote full of things that will help like blankets a can opener (that does not require power)flashlights with batteries, etc. That way it will all be in one place when we need it!

  102. D Schmidt says

    We have collected canned foods, batteries, matches, candles, blankets, bottled water and flash lights

  103. Karen Gonyea says

    I am in the process of doing emergency kits for each vehicle in the family. I was already pretty prepared for the house, but had NOTHING for the vehicles !!

  104. Ann F says

    I took the NYC Readiness Challenge.

    I’m packing a storm readiness kit for our family.

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

  107. Tari Lawson says

    I have yet to take any steps but I do plan to put together a car emergency kit for each of my vehicles.