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A List of Essential Items Helps Families Better Prepare for Hurricane Season
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WITH THE ADVENT OF THE 2007 HURRICANE SEASON, IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE
IN HURRICANE-PRONE AREAS TO TAKE STOCK OF THEIR LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS.
TO STREAMLINE THE TIDAL WAVE OF INFORMATION, THE COLEMAN COMPANY
HAS CREATED A SHORT LIST OF CRITICAL ITEMS TO HAVE ON HAND, AND ACTIONS
TO TAKE, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM SEASON. TIM DANIEL--THE
HEAD OF COLEMAN'S "EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM"--EXPLAINS...
(DANIEL):
"WARNING PEOPLE IS ONE THING, BUT THE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGE IS
GETTING EVERYONE TO MAKE THEIR LISTS--AND TO GET THOSE VITAL SUPPLIES
INTO THE HOUSE. OUR LIST INCLUDES MANY OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
MAY ALREADY HAVE IN THEIR HOMES, AS PART OF THEIR DAILY LIVES.
BUT, IT'S ALSO A REMINDER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THESE ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY
THERE--AND THAT THEY ARE IN A USABLE CONDITION. WE VIEW THE LIST
AS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND GET WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE
LIST--AND TO DO IT NOW."
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COLEMAN'S LIST--CALLED "THE BASICS"--FEATURES A DOZEN ITEMS THAT
WOULD REALLY BE MISSED, IF THEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE DURING A HURRICANE OR
OTHER DISASTER. THE ITEMS ARE: FRESH WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE,
NON-REFRIGERATED FOOD, TO LAST FOR THREE DAYS; FLASHLIGHTS AND LANTERNS,
ALONG WITH EXTRA BATTERIES OR FUEL; A PORTABLE STOVE, WITH FUEL; A
FIRST-AID KIT AND MEDICINES; SPECIAL ITEMS FOR BABIES, THE ELDERLY, AND
PETS; SLEEPING BAGS, PILLOWS, AND AIRBEDS, ALONG WITH A MANUAL OR
BATTERY-POWERED PUMP; RAINGEAR AND STURDY FOOTWEAR; TOOLS FOR SIMPLE
REPAIRS; A CHARGED CELL-PHONE; A BATTERY-POWERED RADIO OR T-V; ENOUGH
CASH FOR THREE DAYS; AND FINALLY, A WORKING CAR, WITH A FULL GAS TANK.
FOR A PRINTABLE COPY OF THE LIST--OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS--VISIT
"COLEMAN"-DOT-COM.
