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1 Ene rg yConserva ti on Re co mme nd at ions Turn off ligh tsand computers when not inuse. Wa shclothesincoldwa terifpossible;wash onlyful lloads andclean thedry er'slinttrap aftereach use. Wh en using adis hwa sher, was hfullloads and use the light cycle. If pos sible ,usethe rin seonly cycleandturnoffthe high temp eraturerinseoption. Whentheregular washcycleisdone, just open the dishwasher door toallow the dishestoairdry. Replace incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient compact flu orescent hel ppr es erve your food, keep thefol low ing su pp lies inyour home: One ormo recoole rs Inex pensiv eStyrofoam coo lers work well. Ice Surrou ndingyour foo dwith ice inacooler orintherefri gerator wi llkeep foodcolder foralongerperiod of time duri ngaprolon ged powe routage.
2 Adigitalquick-respons ethermo me ter Wi ththes etherm ome ter syoucan quick lychecktheinter nal tem peratur es of foo dtoensure they arecold enoughtousesafe tog ether anemerg enc ypre pa red nes skit wi ththes esuppliesin ca se of aprol onged or wi des pr eadpower out ag e: Wa ter o ne gallonperperson, per day(3-day sup plyfor eva cuatio n, 2-wee ksuppl yforhome) Food no n-perish able, eas y-to -prepar eitems (3-day supply for evacuation,2-we ek supply for home) Flas hlight(NOTE:Donotusecandlesduringapowero utageduetotheextremeriskoffire.) Batt ery-pow ered or hand-crank rad io(NOAAWea ther Ra dio ,ifpossible) Ex tra batteries Firstaidkit Me dications (7-day supply)and medical items Mu lti-pu rpose tool Sani tation and perso nalhygiene items Copi es of perso naldocu men ts(me dicationlist and pertine nt medical inf ormation,deed/le asetohome ,birth certif ica tes,ins uranc epolicie s) Cell phon ewithchar ger s Fam ily and emergency conta ctinf orma tio n Ext ra cas h Ifsomeone inyou rhome isdependent onelec tric-pow ered, life-su stainingequipmen t,rem ember toinclud ebackuppowe rinyoureva cuation plan.
3 Kee panon-cord less tele phone inyou rhome. Itislikely towo rk eve nwhe nthepowe risout. Ke ep your car sgas tank ep foo dassa fe as possible. Ke eprefrig erator and freezer doors closedasmu chas poss ible .Firstuse perishablefood edrefr igera torwillkeepfoodscoldforabout 4hours . Then use food fro mthe freezer. Afullfre ezer will keep the temper atur efor abou t48 hours(24hours ifitishalffull) ifthedoorremains closed. Use yournon-perishablefoodsandstaple safterusing foodfromtherefrig eratorand freezer. If itloo ks like the power outage willcontin ue beyon daday, prepare acoolerwi thice for your freezer items. Kee pfoodinadry, cool spo tand keep itcov ered at all tr ic al eq uipment Turn offand unplug all unn ecessaryelectr ical equipment,includ ingsensitiveelectro nics. Turn offordisconnect any appliances(like stoves), equipment or electronics youwere using when the power went pow er com es back on, surges orspi kes candam age equipment.
4 Leave one lightturnedonso you llkno wwh en the pow er comes back on. Elimin ateunnece ssa ry trav el, espec iallyby llbeoutandroadswi llbecon gest ng gen era tor ssafely Wh enusin gaportabl egenerator, conne cttheequi pme ntyouwant topower directlytotheout let son thegenerator. Do notconnect aportablegen eratortoahome selectri cal syst em. Ifyouareconsidering getti ng agenerator,get advicefromaprofessional,suchasanelectr ici thegeneratoryou pur chase israted for the power thatyou think youwillneed. Do nottouchany electrical pow er linesandkeep your fam ilyaway from them. Reportdow ned pow er lines tothe appro priateoffi cials inyour area .Thro wou tunsafe food. Throw awayany food thathasbeen expo sedto temper atures 40 F(4 C) for 2hoursormore or that hasan unus ual odo r, color ortexture.
5 When indoubt,throw itout! Nev er tast efood or rely on appea rance orodortodetermin eits safe ty. Some foodsmaylook and smell fine,butiftheyhave been atroom temperaturetoo long, bacteriacausin gfoo d-b orne illnesses can start gro wingquickly. Sometypes of bact eria producetoxinsthat cannotbedestroyed bycooki ng. Iffoodinthefre ezer iscolder than 40 Fandhas ice crystalsonit,youcanrefreeze it. Ifyou arenot surefoodiscoldenoug h, takeitstemp out anyfoods (mea t,poultry, fish,eggs and left overs )tha thave been exposed totempe rature shigher than 40 F(4 C)for2hours ormore ,and any food that has anunusu al odo r,colo ror text ure, ution :Ca rb on Monox ide Kills Nev er useagen era tor, grill, cam pstove orother gas oli ne, propa ne, nat ura lgas orcharco al-b urni ng dev ices inside ahome,garage, basem ent, cra wls pace or anypart ially enclos ed area.
6 Loca teunit awayfrom doors, window sand vent sthat couldallow carb on monox ide tocom eindoors. The pri mary hazards toavoid when usingalt ernat esources for elect ricit y, heating orcooki ng are carbon monox ide poisoning,elect ricshock and fire. Inst all carb on mo nox ide alarm sincentral locations on everylevelofyourhomeand out side sleeping areas topro vide earlywarning of accumulatingcarbonmonoxi de. Ifthe carb on mono xid ealarm sounds,movequickly toafres hair loca tionout doors or byan open window or door. Callfor helpfromthefreshairlocati on andrem ainthere unt ilemergency pers onnelarri vetoassi st tYou rFam ily Know Yo u re Saf eIfyour community experiences adisaste r, registe ron the American Red Cross Safe and WellWeb siteavailable your family and friends know abou tyourwel far e.
7 If you don t have Intern et acces s, call1-8 66 -GET-INFO toregis ter yourself andyour family .BeRedCross ReadyPo wer Ou ta ge Ch eckl istHo wdo Iprepa re fo rapower out age?Wh atshoul dIdodu ring apow erou tag e?Wha tsh oul dIdowhen the po werco mes backon?For mo re info rma tion ondisa ster and emerg ency prepar edness, visitRed den pow er outage scan befrust ratin gan dtrou bles ome, espe ci all ywhe nthey las talong tim e. If apow erouta ge is2hours or les s, you nee dnotbe con cern ed ab ou tlosi ng yourperi sh ab le fo ods. For prolon ge dpowerouta ges ,th ou gh, the re are step syou canta ke to mini mi ze food los sand tokeepal lme mb ers of your house hold asco mfortab le as possi ble .Co py rig ht 2009 by the Am er ic an Nat io nal Re d Cros s| St ockNo.
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