Supplies to Store for Your School



	SUPPLIES TO STORE AT SCHOOL There are five categories of major supplies that every school should have to prepare for a disaser. They are water, first aid, sanitation, tools and food. Water: ½ gallon per person per day times three days, with small paper cups First Aid: 4 x 4" compress: 1000 per 500 students 8 x 10" compress: 150 per 500 students Elastic bandage: 2-inch: 12 per campus 4-inch: 12 per campus Triangular bandage: 24 per campus Cardboard splints: 24 each, sm, med. Lg. Butterfly bandages: 50/campus Water in small sealed containers: 100 (for flushing wounds, etc.) Hydrogen peroxide: 10 pints/campus Bleach, 1 small bottle Plastic basket or wire basket stretchers or backboards: 1.5/100 students Scissors, paramedic: 4 per campus Tweezers: 3 assorted per campus Triage tags: 50 per 500 students Latex gloves: 100 per 500 students Oval eye patch: 50 per campus Tapes: 1" cloth: 50 rolls/campus; 2" cloth: 24 per campus Dust masks: 25/100 students Disposable blanket: 10 per 100 students First Aid Books 2 standard and 2 advanced per campus Space blankets: 1/student and staff Heavy duty rubber gloves, 4 pair Sanitation Supplies: (if not supplied in the classroom kits) 1 toilet kit per 100 students/staff, to include: 1 portable toilet, privacy shelter, 20 rolls toilet paper, 300 wet wipes, 300 plastic bags with ties, 10 large plastic trash bags Soap and water, in addition to the wet wipes, is strongly advised. Tools per campus: 3 rolls barrier tape 3" x 1000" Pry bar, Pick ax, Sledge hammer, Shovel, Pliers, Bolt cutters, Hammer, Screwdrivers, Utility knife, Broom Utility shut off wrench, 1/utility Other Supplies: 3' x 6' folding tables, 3-4 Chairs, 12-16 Identification vests for staff, preferably color-coded per school plan Clipboards with Emergency Job Descriptions Office supplies: pens, paper, etc. Signs for Student Request and Release Alphabetical Dividers for Request Gate Copies of all necessary forms Cable to connect car battery for emergency power Food: The bulk of stored food should be easy to serve, non-perishable and not need refrigeration or heating after opening. Food is generally considered a low priority item, except for those with diabetes and certain other specific medical conditions. One method used by schools is to purchase food at the beginning of the school year and donate it to charity at the end of the year. A supply of granola bars, power bars, or similar food which is easy to distribute, may be helpful. Some schools store hard candy, primarily for its comfort value.