* Here is the email I got from USU Extension this week:
PLAN
- Meet with your family or household and discuss the disasters that are most likely to occur.
- Review basic actions for each situation and decide on a family meeting place.
- Decide how you’ll contact each other if separated.
PREPARE
- Make an inventory of your home.
- Show all family members where to shut off the utilities.
- Assemble an emergency preparedness kit. Instructions can be found here.
- Compile a list of emergency contacts.
- Identify the best evacuation routes from the house.
PRACTICE
- Choose a regular time to practice your plan.
- Conduct a practice run of evacuation routes, and evaluate any changes that need to be made.
- Examine your emergency preparedness kit and replace items that have expired or are no longer viable.
- Practice cooking a meal using electricity-free methods.
This list is not comprehensive, but it is a good place to begin. Check out more emergency preparedness tips here.
LONG TERM FOCUS: Milk
Milk is available from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints here: Nonfat Dry Milk | United States Store. You do NOT have to be a member of the church to purchase any of the food they offer. Each pouch makes 32 servings. 12 pouches = $66. Or about $11 per pouch. $11 for 2 gallons of milk is NOT cheaper than fresh. But the shelf life is listed at 20 years! I checked with Emergency Essentials. They have a #10 can for $19.99. It makes about 36 servings (slightly more). That’s an $8 difference in the price PER POUCH! Plus, I don’t think the Church charges shipping. (I could be wrong about that). You MUST buy by the case.
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