Prepare a Car Emergency Kit
Assemble supplies you might need if you become stranded in your vehicle. Store them in backpack for convenience.
Include:
- Bottled water
- Blanket or sleeping bag
- Shovel
- Boots, hat, gloves, warm clothes
- scraper
- Bottled water
- Non-perishable food or canned
- Two road side flares
- Small first aid kit
- Booster cables, Extra fuse
- Flashlight and batteries
- Multipurpose tool
- Pen and paper
If you are caught in a storm or blizzard, and your car is immobilized, stay in the vehicle and await rescue. Do not walk from the car unless you can see a definite safe haven at a reasonable distance. Turn on the auto engine for brief periods to provide heat, but always leave a window open. Leave the dome light on at night to signal rescuers, and exercise occasionally by clapping hands and stomping your feet.