An emergency preparedness kit can be organized for any emergency. Keep the items that you would most likely need at home in one easy-to-carry container such as a trash can,
plastic storage container, camping backpack or duffel bag. Store it in a convenient place, and put a smaller version in your car. Keep items in airtight plastic bags.
Remember to change stored water and rotate food supplies and medications every six months. Check the supplies and re-think your needs every year. Consult your physician
or pharmacist about storing prescription medications and maintain a list of your prescription needs.
Suggested Checklist:
- Water (recommended amount is one gallon per person per day)
- Non-perishable food
- First aid supplies
- Medication
- Battery-powered radio and batteries
- Flashlight
- Duct tape
- Cash/traveler's checks
- Clothing
- Bedding
- Tools
- Toiletry items
- Special needs
- Important documents
- Pet supplies
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15. What if there is a situation that is not covered by the application (ICEcare)?
ICEcare tries to cover most common emergency situations that can threaten your health or your life. Please
contact us with your suggestions for enhancements.
16. Was ICEcare a no cost solution?
Yes, during its course of development, ICEcare was available at no charge. ICEcare is one of the most comprehensive emergency preparedness solutions
available today and we intend to manage its evolution with available resources effectively. The price change has been instituted to help us set right
expectations for all our users: We will provide a dependable solution with total security for privacy; to continue its evolvution and deliver services
that will help our users be educated and informed about planning for preparedness.
We encourage user participation -- please share your thoughts on what we can do to improve. Please network with us on
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line.
17. Is my access to ICEcare.net secure?
Yes, your access to ICEcare.net is enabled through industry standard secure socket layers, or SSL. You would have secure access (https) to
ICEcare.net. In one condition: if the user elects to reference an image or content from other source on the net within their home emergency
plan, then the browser will claim lack of secure content, which is natural!
18. What mobile platforms are supported?
ICEcare is supported on Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Phone7 and HP WebOS. At this time, Microsoft Phone7 and HP WebOS clients do not support Push
Notifications; i.e, Users will not be able to remotely secure ICEcare on their mobile devices (as they can with Apple iOS and Google Android devices).
19. What about ICEcare Support for BlackBerry?
ICEcare provided support for older versions of BlackBerry devices. Support for new BlackBerry devices is in development and will be available soon.
20. I have seen ICEcare on other mobile platforms as well. How is that supported?
Earlier, ICEcare was supported on other mobile platforms, which has been discontinued as the platform vendors have discontinued their support.
This includes: Windows Mobile 5.X/6.X, Palm Garnett, Symbian Series 60 Third Edition, UIQ Series and Java Mobile. If you are using ICEcare on any of those platforms,
then you may continue to do so, but for obvious reasons, ICEcare support those platforms has been discontinued.