Interactive Preparedness Checklist (Free)

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💧 Water

Store 1 gallon per person, per day (2-week minimum)
Add food-grade barrels and treat with calcium hypochlorite
Keep a water filter (gravity for home, squeeze for the bag)
Map local fresh-water sources near home

🥫 Food

Build a 2-week pantry of food you already eat
Add 3+ months of shelf-stable food per adult
Set up first-in, first-out (FIFO) rotation
Store heirloom seeds and a manual can opener (×2)

🩹 First aid & medical

Keep a stocked everyday first aid kit at home and in each vehicle
Add a trauma kit (IFAK): tourniquet, pressure bandage, hemostatic gauze
Stock OTC meds and a 30–90 day buffer of prescriptions
Take a class: Stop the Bleed, CPR/AED, and basic first aid

⚡ Power

Get a solar power bank for phones and small electronics
Add a power station or multi-fuel generator
Stock lithium batteries in common sizes and rotate them

📻 Communication

Own a NOAA hand-crank weather radio
Add GMRS or FRS two-way radios for the family
Write a family communication plan (use the 3-3-3 rule)

🛡️ Security

Reinforce doors and windows (strike plates, long screws)
Add cameras with instant motion alerts and motion lights
Lock valuables and firearms in a safe

🎒 Bug-out & documents

Pack a 72-hour bug-out bag by the door
Decide your bug-in limits and bug-out location
Keep small-bill cash and copies of key documents
Store backup electronics in a Faraday bag

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Interactive Preparedness Checklist

💧 Water

🥫 Food

🩹 First aid & medical

⚡ Power

📻 Communication

🛡️ Security

🎒 Bug-out & documents

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