Last night, a HUGE Wildfire broke out in Herriman, Utah. Many of the people living there only had 120 seconds to evacuate! 120 Seconds?? What on earth do you grab in less than two minutes?
Then it got me thinking...are our 72 hour kits updated? My husband and I always try to make a goal of taking out our 72 hour kits over Conference Weekend to update them. Having a little girl who grows like a weed, this is more than necessary. I highly recommend you choose a time around every 6 months or so to do the same. We chose conference weekend because it's easy to remember and we are usually home. But if a natural disaster happened would I be able to have ALL I needed ready to go?
This event has put some perspective on what I need to have prepared in case of an emergency. If I have less than two minutes to get out of the house, then I need to have my kit updated and all ready to go! That is why I thought that over the next month or so, we could all start building 72 hour kits for each person in our families, or updating those we already have. We should be able to get most of it for very little cost- especially with coupons and utilizing the sales and deals going on right now. And, we will all feel good knowing we are ready for when that emergency comes knocking on our doors.
Are you all with me?? I think it is going to be a great thing for everyone to participate in.
I am going to start to do some research, then, in a few days we will start finding deals and putting them in our 72 Hour Kits!
To all of those affected who have lost their homes or were evacuated- I think I speak for everyone when I say that our prayers are with you!!
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