Release date:
December 22,
2012
Release Number:
4086-067
TRENTON, N.J. -- With the holidays fast approaching, New Jersey
residents might want to consider giving gifts that will help protect their
family members and friends during a future emergency.
Supplies for an emergency
preparedness kit can make unique — and potentially life-saving — holiday
gifts.
Excellent emergency preparedness gifts include:
- Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert.
- A quality flashlight and extra batteries.
- Solar-powered cell phone charger.
- Smoke detector and/or carbon monoxide detectors.
- First aid kit.
- Fire extinguisher and fire escape ladder.
- Enrollment in a CPR or first aid class.
- Books, coloring books, crayons and board games for the kids, in case the power goes out.
- Personal hygiene comfort kit, including shampoo, body wash, wash cloth, hairbrush, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant.
- A waterproof pouch or backpack containing any of the above items, or with such things as a rain poncho, moist towelettes, work gloves, batteries, duct tape, whistle, food bars, etc.
Holiday shoppers might also consider giving a winter car kit,
equipped with a shovel, ice scraper, emergency flares, fluorescent distress
flags and jumper cables. For animal lovers, a pet disaster kit with emergency
food, bottled water, toys and a leash is also a good gift.
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency urge Garden State residents to give at
least one of these practical gifts – either as a present under the tree or as a
stocking stuffer. It might just save the life of a friend or family member. For
more information, preparedness tips or other gift ideas, visit www.Ready.gov.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders
to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our
capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate all hazards.
