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SHELTER

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . Your first and most important decision may be where to take SHELTER. Having to immediately seek shelter at home or evacuate. Obviously, the more prepared you are, the safer, easier, and less stressful it will be. Being prepared will help you stay calm and quickly protect yourself and others. Taking immediate shelter at home. Protecting and caring for pets. Preparing for and responding to specific hazards. Take immediate shelter at home in a "safe spot".

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FUEL

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . FUEL is necessary for cooking, light, and warmth. You may also need fuel to boil water! The best stoves, lanterns, and heaters are useless if you don't have fuel to operate them. The pros and cons of different fuels. And storing fuel safely. Emergency fuel for heat, cooking, boiling water, and light. Teach you how to:. Make a "buddy burner". Make a solar mirror. Make a tinder bundle. Go on a tinder. Black and White Book.

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HEAT

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . When it's cold outside, staying WARM without power can be a challenge. Most central heating systems rely on electricity. If your heat goes out in the winter, how will you stay warm? Furnace, fireplace, heating stove, space heater). To compare heaters and fuels. What to do if stranded in your vehicle. What to do in a heat wave. Heating fuel for sheltering at home. Teach you how to:. The amount of heating fuel you should store. Make an air warmer. Build a fire pit.

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SANITATION

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . Good SANITATION is critical to prevent illness. In an emergency, water and sewer systems can be damaged. If this happens, water faucets and toilets can stop working. In addition, garbage collection may be interrupted. Without electricity, refrigerated food will spoil. Any floodwater you come into contact with will be highly polluted. In short, if you can't keep yourself, your food, and your surroundings clean, you risk becoming very sick. Using bleach for sanitizing.

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FOOD

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . FOOD is essential for energy, health, and comfort. Grocery stores may be inaccessible if roads are blocked. They may be closed altogether if the power is out, the store is damaged, or employees can't get to work. What will you do if you're low on food and don't have enough? If you lose electricity, how will you prevent the food you have in the refrigerator and freezer from spoiling? Good emergency foods for home pantries. Enough food for your family and pets.

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WATER

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . WATER can quickly become your most precious resource. People and animals can only go about 3 days without drinking water. As you know, if the water you do have isn't clean, it can make you very sick. Provide information about how to:. Use emergency water sources. Inside and outside your house. And store tap water. Enough drinking water for your family and pets. Store enough fuel to boil. Water for 2 weeks. Teach you how to:. Estimate how much fuel.

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COMMUNICATION

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . You'll need to COMMUNICATE with loved ones, get information, and maybe call for help. Finding out what's going on - and what you should do - will be critical. Connecting with family and friends will be a top priority too. You may also need to call emergency services for help. How will you do this if the power is out and phone lines are overwhelmed or damaged? Advantages and disadvantages of using mobile, land line, and public pay phones. In case phone lines are down.

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COOKING

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Black and White Book. You are here:  . Without your regular kitchen stove, how will you COOK? If you don't have electricity or gas, you'll probably need an alternative way to prepare meals. You may also need a way to cook refrigerated food before it spoils and to boil drinking water. Using portable stoves and grills. Cooking fuel for sheltering at home. Teach you how to:. How much emergency cooking fuel you'll need. Make an "apple box" oven. Make a "hobo" stove. Out of a large tin can.