Chapter 26Printable appendices
Chapter 26 · Printable sheets · 12 min read

Printable appendices

Sheets to print, fill out by hand, and keep: one copy in the home kit, another in each 72-hour bag, and another in the car. Each appendix starts on a new page so you can pull it out and put it in a sheet protector. Write with a permanent ink pen or pencil; gel ink runs in water.

The essentials · if you only have a minute
  • Fill out the Family Plan (Appendix A) today, with all the adults in the household present. A plan that is not filled out is useless.
  • Cut out the contact card (Appendix B) and have each adult carry one in their wallet. A phone can run out of battery.
  • Check the kit inventory (Appendix C) at least every 6 months and replace whatever is about to expire.
  • Three of anything (whistle blasts, fires, flashes) means help. Arms in a "Y" = I need help.
  • To disinfect water with unscented bleach: 8 drops per gallon (6%) or 6 drops (8.25%), wait 30 minutes (Appendix F).
  • Tape the "If you only have 5 minutes" sheet (Appendix G) to the inside of the door of the closet where the kit is kept.
  • In a crisis, write everything down with the time and source (Appendix H). Memory fails under stress.

In this chapter

26.1A. Family emergency plan1 min read26.2B. Pocket contact cards2 min read26.3C. Kit inventory and expiration tracking1 min read26.4D. Essential knots: quick reference1 min read26.5E. Rescue signals: quick reference2 min read26.6E. Rescue signals (continued)1 min read26.7F. Conversion tables and bleach dosing for water2 min read26.8G. If you only have 5 minutes to evacuate1 min read0/1026.9Before you leave home1 min read0/726.10H. Communications and incident log1 min read
Chapter sources (1)
  1. 1.Contact Us (líneas de emergencia y cortes) — CPS Energy — https://www.cpsenergy.com/content/corporate/en/customer-support/ contact-us.html 2.Report a Problem (emergencias de agua y drenaje) — San Antonio Water System — https://www.saws.org/report-a-problem/ 3.311 Customer Service — City of San Antonio — https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/311 4.The Poison Help Line — HRSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/the-poison-help-line/ index.html 5.Resources for Texans (2-1-1 Texas) — Texas Division of Emergency Management — https://www.tdem.texas.gov/recovery/resources-for- texas-citizens 6.Greater San Antonio Chapter — American Red Cross Central and South Texas — https://www.redcross.org/local/texas/central-and-south- texas/about-us/locations/greater-san-antonio.html 7.NWS Austin/San Antonio — NOAA National Weather Service — https://www.weather.gov/ewx/ 8.Ready South Texas — City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management / Bexar County — https://readysouthtexas.gov 9.Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water — U.S. EPA — https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection- drinking-water 10.Aeronautical Information Manual, cap. 6, sección 2 (Ground-Air Visual Code; body signals) — FAA — https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap6_section_2.html 11.Make a Plan; Build a Kit; Evacuation — FEMA / Ready.gov — https://www.ready.gov/es 12.Survival, FM 21-76 / ATP 3-50.21 (capítulo de señales) — U.S. Army