Individual departments are responsible for maintaining their own emergency equipment and supplies, as described in the UCSF Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Guidelines. After a major incident such as an earthquake, it is estimated that we could be on our own for at least 72 hours.
Put together an emergency survival kit now for your department, using the Emergency Supply Checklist.
Worksite/School Emergency Supply Checklist:
- Drinking water
- Snack foods, such as energy bars, candy bars, hard candy, raisins or other energy snacks
- Canned/packaged foods that do not require heating, such as fruit, juice, tuna, chicken, jerky or Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) with heaters
- Canned/packaged foods should be water-packed and low-salt whenever possible
- Blanket, pillows (e.g., space blanket and inflatable travel pillow)
- First aid supplies
- Flashlights (with batteries) or light sticks
- AM/FM radio with batteries
- Eating utensils, can opener
- Cell phone with extra battery and out-of-town contact phone numbers
- Daily medications, extra eyeglasses or contact lens supplies
- Change of clothes, walking shoes (tennis shoes) with socks, warm jacket, rain poncho
- Safety pins, whistle, pocketknife, toothpaste and toothbrush, hand sanitizers, towel, washcloth, sunscreen
- Book, playing cards, etc.
