Do you know what to do in an emergency situation like a situation like a fire, earthquake, flood or ice storm? If stuck at home with your family, would you be able to make it 72 hours until help arrives?
It may seem like a hypothetical situation, but considering Canada was dealt 6,235 forest fires and 169 earthquakes in 2015, I can assure you it’s not!
People who are prepared to sustain themselves for at least 72 hours after a disaster make it easier for first responders to help those who urgently need it – and this has a significant impact not only on their own survival, but the survival of friends and neighbours.
May 1-7, 2016 is Emergency Preparedness Week, and this year, Duracell and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) have teamed up to remind Canadians that everyone needs to be prepared in an emergency.
According to a survey conducted by Duracell in partnership with the CAFC, even though 34% Canadians feel they have experienced more storms and natural disasters in the past five years than ever before, the majority (53%) of Canadians do not have an emergency kit to sustain them up to 72 hours after a disaster strikes.
Always have an emergency preparedness kit, just in case. Here is a checklist of essentials developed by the CAFC and Duracell, a printable version is here:
WIN IT: One Canadian My Organized Chaos reader will get an emergency kit valued at approximately $200.
The kit contains:
- Duracell Quantum batteries
- Flashlights
- Radio
- First aid kit
- Multi tool
- Can opener
- Dust mask
- Duct tape
- Emergency blanket
- Whistle
TO ENTER: Fill in the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck!
Andrea Amy says
I would love to win because I don’t have an emergency kit and this would be a great start! Thanks!
Lynda Cook says
I would like to win because I have nothing at all and this would be a great start!!
Cheryl says
I would love this emergency kit because I don’t have one and this would be wonderful
Stephanie says
I would like to win because you never know when you’ll need an emergency kit!
Elaine G says
I’d like to win because I am not as prepared as I thought I was. I have some items but could use these items to add to a kit.
Carol M says
I would love to win as I don’t have a lot of these things.
christine w says
I haven’t gotten around to getting an emergency kit for the condo yet.
heather sibley says
I would love to win because we don’t have an emergency kit at the present time and we need one.
Brandee H says
I would love to win because I would not be prepared at all for an emergency. This is such a great idea!
KellyPC says
I’d love to win because even though we have most of the items on the list they spread around the house, the kit would be the start we need to put everything together in a convenient spot!
Silvia D says
would love to win to add to the kit we started..just never seem to get around to replenishing or adding to it!
409cope says
I would like to win as I would be great to be ready for an emergency just in case.
Judy Cowan says
Would love to win because we don’t have a kit and have been talking about starting to put one together, this would be a great start.
Melinda Jana says
I would love to win because it is always good to be prepared in the event of anything happening
Tara Betterley says
It would set our family on the right path of getting an emergency kit ready!
Robyn Bellefleur says
I would love to win this as I am not currently prepared for anything!
jan says
I’d love to win as we have been delinquent and do not have an emergency kit started
Julie bolduc says
I would like to win this because I do not have an emergency kit
Darwin says
I would like to win because I don’t actually have an emergency kit prepared! This kit would definitely help me out and get me going to make some extra ones.
sarah alexis says
I felt the small earthquake here in BC a few months ago and it made my heart nearly leap out of my chest. I would very much like to be prepared if an emergency strikes!!!
Tainan Lu says
I would love to win this because I don’t have an emergency kit .
Brenda Penton says
I’d like to win because I don’t have an emergency kit
Debbie Bashford says
an emergency kit is a must have
Carol Denny says
I would love to win so we would have a kit with everything in it.
Amy Heffernan says
I would love to win because we have not prepared like this. Thanks!
Sherry K says
I would love to win this for my daughter, I know she does not have these items ready for an emergency. We are moderately prepared, but this post has encouraged me to get everything together in one spot.
Cheryl says
I would like to win because I think it would be a super kit to go camping with 🙂
Soozle says
Id love to win as everyone should be prepared and this would be very helpful in an emergency!
Donnas says
I’d like to win because I only have a few of the items on the list. This kit would complete it.
Gizele says
I do not have an emergency kit but I know I should have one.
Florence C says
I love to win to have this kit in my home so I am prepared for an emergency.
Julie F says
I would love to win this as we do not have an emergency kit!
sabina Edwards says
I’d love to win as I DON’T have any emergency kit!! (And we often run out of batteries lol) We do have things like a smoke detector (suppers done) and a carbon monoxide alarm but thats about it.
Kim Tanti says
I live in Northern Ontario where we are in a snow belt and tornados. We should have a kit.
angela marriott says
I would love to win because I need to a kit for emergencies because I am not prepared.
Ira says
I’d love to be prepared and have all the essentials in one place.
Wendy hutton says
I would love to win this as I don’t have any emergency kit ( which I should) and this one would be great to have
Kyle Riaz says
We have a fairly good kit, but it needs to be updated. Winning this kit would allow us to have a new one and then tweak it to our needs.
kathy downey says
I would love to win because I don’t have an emergency kit and this would be a good base to start !
louise says
love to win this cause every one should have a kit and I know my son and his family doesn’t and I would give them this if I won:)
Sunshine G says
These would be a great addition to our (somewhat lacking) emergency kit!
Nicole W. says
I would love to win because I am a silly person who hasn’t started a kit yet… and I live on the west coast! I felt an earthquake a couple of months ago and it’s inspired me to get prepared – thanks for the chance to win!
Karla Sceviour says
I would love to win because I am not prepared fora disaster or emergency,and this would be a good start!
Stephanie LaPlante says
I would like to win because having an emergency kit would make me feel a lot safer!
leanne says
I could use this because I need more items in my emergency kit
nicolthepickle says
this would be good for my family. Our power goes off a lot and I know it would come in use.
Jody D says
Would beat the heck out of the flashlight we have now and that is about it!
SweetPanda says
I would like to win because we don’t have an emergency kit
Jay M says
We don’t have an emergency preparedness kit, but we do own a zombie survival guide book. So you know…we’ll TOTALLY be okay ;). Kidding aside, we do own a lot of these items for camping, but since we camp often, they aren’t all put aside and replenished at all times. I would like to have one because I would like to make things easier on rescuers and first responders in case of an emergency; I wouldn’t want to be a burden and I would want the help to go towards who needs it most.
Anne Taylor says
We live in a major earthquake zone……….this would be great!
wobbles13 says
i want to win cuz we need an emergency kit!
Bailey Dexter says
I’d love to win this because I already have an emergency kit but it’s time to replace the old with the new. It’s so important to keep it up dated just in case it’s needed.
jan says
Sadly we have zero plan even though we have talked about getting ready
DORIS HUMBER says
I don’t have a lot on my Kit, so this would be fantastic to win! It is a great list of items.
leana says
It never hurts to be prepared!
Doris Calvert says
We have a small medical one with band aids, gauze and scissors but not a real one that would actually help us in a bad situation.
Carole D. says
I would love to win because I don’t have an emergency kit and be prepare in case of an emergency.All I have is flash light, water and can food.
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
I’d love to win this giveaway since I don’t have an emergency kit so this would be an ideal prize for me. 🙂
Dianne G. says
I thought I was quite prepared for an emergency until I read the list and I see that I could use a few more things that I had not thought of. I would like to win so we are properly prepared for an emergency.
Cassie Fancy says
I would love to win for my family . We are a go go family and having a emergency kit with 3 little ones would be perfect
Belinda McNabb says
I would like to win because we do not have an emergency kit at home
Jackie M says
I would like to win because I don’t have a kit like this in my car. From your post. it important to have one especially when the unexpected happens!
Jenness M says
I would love to win as I don’t have an emergency kit yet!
Josie says
I’d love to win because we don’t have a kit!
Kim K says
I would like to win because I do not have a home emergency kit, just an auto kit for emergencies in the car.
Victoria Ess says
I’d love to win to get a head start on making my emergency kit!
Tricia Hope says
My emergency kit goes back to Y2K so needs a refresh!
Janet M says
I would like to have a good emergency kit for storms.
Dale says
I would like to win because I had no idea what a person should put in a kit.
Maria says
I would love to win, because we don’t have emergency kit
Laurie Bolduc-Cadieux says
I would like to win because I don’t think I am prepared enough. It is always good to be prepared for any emergency situation. Thank you for the chance to win.
Tina L. says
I would love to win because I don’t have an emergency pack yet.
Amie says
I would love this , so great to be prepared 😀
Diane52 says
I would like to win because I need to be prepared for an emergency.
Jay M says
Huh. I commented on this yesterday, but I’m not seeing my comment now. We have many of these items, but not together in a ready to go kit. Thinking of this today especially because of what is happening in Fort Mac. 🙁
Tammy Dalley says
I would love to win because I don’t have an emergency kit and need one
anna key says
I’d love to win because its important o be prepared and I don’t have an emergency kit yet!
Krista M says
Would love to win because as a parent with 2 kids I really should be more prepared & responsible regarding this. An emergency can come at any time & I can’t be scrambling all over the house to find flashlights & batteries, first aid kit, etc. How handy it would be to have this all in one place.
Heidi c. says
I would love to have an emergency kit that is already all made up like the giveaway one.
Daniel M says
always need a good kit like this
Erika Letson says
I would love to win because after a recent ice storm, we were without power for almost 70 hours. We found out the hard way that you need to be prepared for emergencies of all kinds! Thanks for the giveaway!
Ada says
I would love to win because this is something essential that I don’t have, it would be great to be prepared.
Caryn Coates says
I would love to win because its a great starter emergency kit and I currently don’t have one
Debbie F says
I would love to win as we don’t have an emergency kit and this would be a great start.
Gillian Morgan says
I’d like to win so that I could feel prepared in case of an emergency.
Juliee Fitze says
It is always important to be prepare for everything.
Jonnie says
I would like to win because we don’t have an emergency kit and this sure would make it easy!
Suzi says
I am so NOT ready for an emergency so this would be really handy!
Maria McLachlan says
I’ve been meaning to get together a kit for some time. I did manage a first aid kit and wind up flash light but first aid likely expired now
Angela Mitchell says
I’d love to add these items to our kit that we’ve just started. I’ve decided to make 2 kits. One stored indoors and one stored outdoors.
Anita H. says
I would love to be the winner so I can be prepared in case I ever run into an emergency *knock on wood*
Nate Fuller says
I would love to win so I can expand on the emergency supplies I already have, I want a car version of a kit as well.
Cynthia Colby says
This is a great idea for a giveaway – there are so many things that might happen, right now we’re fighting massive forest fires that have resulted in thousands of people having to leave their homes. I’ll bet few if any had an emergency kit. This kit is a must-have in every home! And thanks for the advice on what to have – so I can make up my own if I don’t win. Very valuable information!
Laurie P says
Our current emergency kit could use a bit of an upgrade/additional items, would be great to win this prize!
Jennifer Lo says
You could never be too ready for emergencies
Betty S says
I would love to win, so that I will be prepared for any emergency