Community Disaster Cache
A Community Disaster Cache is a stock of supplies designed to support a local population in its response to a disaster. This scalable cache is designed to enable a local community to survive without outside aid for a 72-hour period following a disaster. Local community, in this instance, is defined as the students and staff living within walking distance of a given school (could include community colleges, technical schools, etc.) containing a cache.
Siting of the caches varies, school attics, basements, or other unused rooms or buildings or shipping containers in school parking lots. The listed quantities are per each one hundred (100) persons.
Containers used for the various items within the cache will vary (Sterilite, Pelican, Rubbermaid, plastic bags in open “milk crates”, etc.) depending on location and possibly the finances of the group that outfitted the cache.
Food and Water
Cup. Disposable -- 200
Drum, 55-gallon water filled -- 6
Jug, 5-gallon -- 5
Case, MRE (12) – 9, 16 or 25 (1, 2 or 3 per day per person)
Pump, Water Barrel -- 2
Straw, Water Filter (20-gallon capacity) -- 100
Survival Food Bar, 2400 calories -- 200
Survival Food Bar, 3600 calories -- 100
Water, Survival 4.225oz -- 200
Water, Survival 8.45oz -- 100
Medical
Gauze, 4 x 4" (2) -- 300
Gloves, Exam S/M/L/XL – 100 each
First Aid Kit, 20-person -- 5
Mask, Procedure -- 100
Tape, Medical 1" x10 yd -- 5
Tape, Medical 2" x 10 yd -- 5
Trauma Kit, 100-person -- 1
Wipes, hand (1000) -- 5
Shelter
Blanket, Mylar -- 100
Blanket, Wool -- 50
Cap, Watch -- 100
Forearm Lifting Straps -- 2
Hand Warmers -- 100
Poncho, Rain -- 100
Rope, 3/8" poly 500' spool -- 5
Sandbags, 14" x 26" -- 200
Stake, 12" spike nail -- 25
Stool, Step – 1 (3-step ladder to help reach when erecting tents)
Tarp, 10' x 20' – 5 (for tent floors)
Tarp, 12' x 20' -- 5
Tent, 10' x 20' (steel frame canopy) -- 5
Sanitation
Bag, Composting (100) – 2 (toilet liners)
Bucket, 3-gallon – 4 (for sand)
Bucket, 5-gallon with toilet seat -- 8
Tent, Pop-up – 2 (for toilets)
Trowel -- 4
PPE
Glasses, Safety -- 10
Glove, Work S/M/L/XL – 4/6/6/5
Hat, Hard -- 10
Mask, Dust (1000) -- 1
Mask, N95 – 20
Miscellaneous
Bag, Construction, 2' x 4' -- 40
Bolt Cutter w/2 spare blades -- 1
Box Cutter -- 5
Crowbar -- 2
Flashlight, Hand Crank -- 5
Gun, Staple -- 2
Hammer, Claw -- 2
Mallet -- 2
Plywood 8' x 4' -- 20
Box, 8D Nails – 1
Box, 16D Nails -- 1
Radio, AM/FM/Weather Hand Crank -- 5
Shovel, round nose -- 2
Shovel, square nose -- 2
Sledgehammer -- 2
Staples (500) -- 5
Tape, Duct -- 5
Visqueen, 20' x 100', 6mil clear -- 2
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