• Band-Aids, large and small

• Medical latex gloves

• Surgical mask

• Instant cold and heat packs

• Ace bandages

• Butterfly bandages

• Gauze pads, 4" x 4"

• Cotton swabs

• Adhesive tape 2"

• 2" & 4" wide sterile bandage roll

• Triangular bandage for sling, etc. Use 48" unbleached muslin. Cut a 48" square then cut it diagonally to make two triangular bandages.

• Tongue depressors (popsicle sticks)

• Splint material

• Spray bottle with 10% bleach solution for disinfecting objects.

( Buy only currently dated stock, and rotate your supply. We recommend rotating stock at the same time you change your clocks for Daylight Savings Time)

• Antibiotic ointment

• Necessary medications (prescriptions, etc.) Don’t forget pediatric medications for the children.

• Aspirin and/or pain relief medication

• Diarrhea medication

• Eye drops

• Cold/cough medicine

• Antihistamines (Benadryl)

• Insect spray

• Ear and nose drops

• Hydrogen peroxide

• Skin disinfectant spray

NOTE: Prescription medications are expensive and you don't want them to go bad in storage. Simply acquire one additional bottle of medication and store it in a cool dark place. Then use this bottle next when you run out. A newly purchased bottle will then go back into your emergency storage location.

For additional assistance, feel free to contact the Los Angeles Fire Department's Disaster Preparedness Section.

Los Angeles Fire Department
Disaster Preparedness Unit
5021 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA

Telephone: (818) 756-9674
           Fax: (818) 756-9681