09/02/2026
🚫📵Trump DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL GRID OUTAGE
🚨Emergency Supply Checklist🚨
***Gather these items into a central, easy-to-grab place (like a container or tote bag): 📖
🔦🔦Lighting: LED flashlights, headlamps (great for hands-free use), and battery-powered lanterns. Keep extra batteries stored with them. (Avoid using candles to prevent fire hazards.)
💦Water: Store at least 1 gallon per person per day (enough for 3 to 7 days) for drinking and basic sanitation.
🌭🍔Food: Shelf-stable, non-perishable foods that don't need cooking or refrigeration (e.g., canned soups, beans, tuna, peanut butter, granola bars, dried fruit). Don't forget a manual can opener.
🔋🔋Backup Power: Fully charged portable power banks and cables for mobile phones.
Communication: A battery-powered or hand-crank emergency/NOAA radio to get weather updates and local news.
🩹🤕First Aid & Medications: A standard first aid kit, extra prescription medications, and personal hygiene items.
💵💶Emergency Cash: Keep small bills on hand, as ATMs and card readers won't work during blackouts.
***Key Action Steps
🔌1. Before the Outage Hits
Charge everything: Get all phones, power banks, and portable electronics to 100% battery life as soon as you get an outage warning.
Prep the fridge/freezer: Turn the temperature settings down to the coldest level beforehand. Freeze water bottles or ice blocks to place in the fridge to help keep items cold longer.
Fill vehicle tanks: Keep your family car's gas tank at least half full, as gas station pumps rely on electricity.
⚡️ 2. During the Outage
Keep fridge and freezer doors closed: An unopened fridge keeps food safe for about 4 hours. A full freezer will keep its temperature for about 48 hours if left unopened (24 hours if half full).
Protect electronics: Unplug sensitive electronics (computers, TVs, consoles) to prevent damage from power surges when the electricity comes back on. Leave one light switched on so you know when power is restored.
🥵Temperature control:
In extreme heat: Stay on the lowest floor of the house, drink plenty of water, and wear lightweight clothes.
In extreme cold: Wear layers, wear a warm hat, and gather everyone in a central room to trap body heat.
😷🧯Essential Safety Rules
Never run a generator indoors: Gas or dual-fuel generators must stay outdoors, at least 20 feet away from any doors, windows, or vents to avoid lethal carbon monoxide buildup.
Never use stoves/ovens for heat: Gas or charcoal stoves and ovens should never be used to heat a house.
💦🔌Avoid downed power lines: Stay far away from any downed lines outdoors and assume they are live and dangerous.
📖Mark 13:33 — "Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come." 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
