General Home Buyers and Sellers Information

Disaster Supplies Kit
3-day supply of water (1 gallon per person per day)
3-day supply of non-perishable food & can opener
First-aid kit
Prescription medications
Non-prescription medications
Portable radio & extra batteries
Soap & sanitation items
Personal hygiene items
For babies: diapers, bottles, formula, medications
Tools
Flashlight & extra batteries
Clothing & blankets
Copies of ID documents, credit cards, wills, bank account numbers
Cash or travellers checks
Source: Your family diaster supplies kit, (U.S. Red Cross, Apr. 2006).

Useful Websites
Crime statistics by State: 1960-2005, (The Disaster Center).
Neighborhood watch implementation manual, (National Sheriffs' Association).
2005 U.S. Crime Report rates, (FBI, June 2006).
White paper: Home smoke alarms and other fire detection and alarm equipment, (Fire Safety.gov, Apr. 2006).
Sparky the Fire Dog, (Sparky.org). - Interactive website teaches children fire safety.
Safety tips for women, (Self Defense.com).
CDC emergency preparedness and response, (Centers for Disease Control).
Childproofing your home, (Consumer Protection Safety Commission).
Home alone: how older adults can feel safe, (West Virginia University, 2004).
Project safe neighborborhoods fact sheet, (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Jan. 2003).

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