Emergency Tip: February's Do1Thing.com Prep Task - Water

Do1Thing.Com's Goal for February: Prepare sources of drinking water for your family if an emergency occurs.

Below is a list of things the Do1Thing team recommends you can do to achieve your goal this month.
Choose at least one, and complete it!

• Purchase and store a 72-hour supply of commercially bottled water (or more - up to two weeks).
• Bottle a 72-hour supply of water at home.
• Learn how to provide a safe supply of drinking water for your household in a disaster.

Visit this month’s Do 1 Thing topic page for fact sheets, videos and additional resources on ensuring your family gets the correct emergency information.

The LifeStraw Family 1.0 Water Purifier is one example of
a water filter that can take almost any source of fresh water
and make it drinkable.

Portable Water Filters: Another method for families during an emergency is to filter water from sources such as lakes, ponds and streams using a camping water filter (see Amazon for examples). These filters come in all forms: personal straws, hand-held pumps, and family-size models. Most filter systems will produce hundreds of gallons of drinkable water before needing to be serviced.

Background

Do 1 Thing is a web-based, twelve-month preparedness program that focuses on a different area of emergency preparedness each month. Remember: emergency preparedness doesn’t have to be hard or expensive.

It’s as easy as:

1. Click on this month’s topic
2. Select one of the easy “Tasks”
3. Do that one thing!

So visit http://do1thing.com/ today and get started preparing yourself, your family, and your community right now!

Please see my January 2015 post about the entire Do 1 Thing program for additional information.

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Emergency Tip: February's Do1Thing.com Prep Task - Water for Your Family

THE GOAL: Have enough water on-hand for your family to last 3 days.

It's time to think about Water

February's Do 1 Thing task is water - having a 3 day supply for everyone in your home - including pets. That comes out to 3 gallons for each family member and 1 gallon for each average pet.

There are a few ways to accomplish this:

• Purchase and store a 72-hour supply of commercially bottled water (or more – up to two weeks)
• Bottle a 72-hour supply of water at home.
• Learn how to provide a safe supply of drinking water for your household in a disaster.

Visit this month’s Do 1 Thing topic page for fact sheets and additional resources on water preparation.

Portable Water Filters: Another method for those families living near bodies of fresh water such as lakes and ponds is to purchase a camping water filter (see Amazon for examples). These filters come in all forms: personal straws, hand-held pumps, and family-size models. These filters will produce hundreds of gallons of drinkable water before needing to be serviced.

Background

Do 1 Thing is a web-based, twelve-month preparedness program that focuses on a different area of emergency preparedness each month. Remember: emergency preparedness doesn’t have to be hard or expensive.

It’s as easy as:

1. Click on this month’s topic
2. Select one of the easy “Things to do”
3. Do that one thing!

So visit http://do1thing.com/ today and get started preparing yourself, your family, and your community right now!

Please see my January post about the Do 1 Thing program for additional information.

Image credit: http://do1thing.com/