Make sure your emergency kit has supplies to sustain you, your family, and your pets for at least 72 hours.

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Go to Ready.gov for information on building your emergency kit, making your family emergency plan, and staying informed.

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Hurricanes often bring power outages, so be sure your emergency kit can sustain your family for at least 72 hours after the storm.

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If you have to be out, be prepared with a charged cell phone, an emergency kit with food, water, blankets, flares and a shovel.

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He had no emergency kit in the refrigerator.

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In case of the latter, pack an emergency kit for the trunk that, at the least, contains jumper cables, a flashlight, ice scraper, flares or warning triangles, extra gloves and hats, blankets, snacks, a first aid kit and a small snow shovel and a bag of sand or cat litter to help should your car get stuck in the snow.

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Nokero's SunRay Pro Power solar charger is perfect for keeping a cell phone charged, and for every Emergency Power Kit Voltaic sells it is donating a kit to an individual in need.

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In another campaign we asked NASCAR champion and Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth to team up with ReadyWisconsin to encourage everyone to have an emergency winter survival kit in their vehicle.

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