DENTON, TEXAS-September is National Preparedness Month and this is a good opportunity to update or create your emergency "grab and go" kit. Emergency supply kits at home and at work should contain:

• Three days supply of water (one gallon per person, per day) and non-perishable food. (Remember to change food and water every six months).
• Eyeglasses, hearing aids, extra keys.
• First-aid kit, extra prescription medications, copies of prescriptions, other special medical items.
• Special supplies needed for babies or older adults.
• Important documents and records, photos, proof of residence.
• Cash (power outages mean banks and ATMs may be unavailable).
• Battery-operated radio and flashlight with extra batteries.
• Phone numbers of family and friends.
• Road maps, a travel plan, hotel reservations, list of places between your town and your destination where you can stop if the highways are clogged.
• Coolers for food and ice storage, paper plates, plastic utensils.
• Manual can opener, booster cables, tools.
• Blankets, pillows, sleeping bags and extra clothing.
• Toilet paper, cleanup supplies, personal hygiene products.
• Pet supplies (food, water and medicines).

More information is available at

www.adem.arkansas.gov/

www.redcross.org/

www.americaprepared.org

www.fema.gov/.

www.ready.gov/america/npm09/members.html

www.ready.gov or www.listo.gov

www.ready.gov/citizen-corps    

www.staysafe.org/how-to-prepare-yourself-and-your-community-for-natural-disasters/