(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a woman, wearing a protective face mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart store, in Derry, N.H. Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday, Dec. 4. Walmart announced the membership perk on Wednesday, Dec. 2 doing away with a previous requirement that orders amount to at least $35 to qualify for free shipping. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s Office in Harrisburg on Wednesday, the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro is letting Pennsylvanians know that when you are looking for a gift, prepare for a future emergency. According to the release, here are some items that are gifts can keep you safe in either your house or your vehicle:
- Water (one gallon per person for at least 3 days)
- Nonperishable food (enough for several days)
- First-aid kit
- Extra phone charger
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Basic tools
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio
- Manual can opener
- Extra clothes/shoes
- Blankets/sleeping bags
- Hygiene items
- Whistle
- Paper maps
- Trash bags
- Duct tape
- Jumper cables
- Ice scraper/snow brush
- Shovel
- Kitty litter/sand for traction
Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook suggests that since fires in homes can increase this holiday season, to get a fire extinguisher or an alarm to either track carbon monoxide or smoke.