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Keep a household first aid kit and a disaster preparedness backpack kit ( the American Red Cross offers this kit for sale) in case something happens.

A grill can be a handy to cook while the power is down.

If you have an outdoor gas grill keep the gas tank full, or if it is an open burning grill make sure to have plenty of charcoal or wood on hand.

Conduct regular maintenance to make sure it is in working order. This prevents electricity from leaking back into the grid and making it dangerous for utility workers. Make sure the system has an automatic breaker that disconnects the house from the power company's regular electricity lines when it is running. Check with your local building department to see if a permit is needed.

If you want to have a backup generator, make sure it is installed by a licensed electrician.

Keep the pantry stocked with some easy-to-open, non-perishable foods that require no cooking.

Have sustainably sourced disposable utensils and dinnerware on hand so you do not need to use water to wash dishes.

Non-potable water uses, such as water for flushing toilets, can be met with water from rain catchment barrels. You should have at least a gallon of drinking water a day for each person in your house for drinking and cooking.

If you use electricity for your water, such as a well with an electric pump, have enough water available to last a couple of days.

Store ice packs in your freezer and ready for the ice chest. Keep an ice chest readily available to store medications that must remain cold.

Keep the emergency number for your electric utility handy in case you need to call.Don't forget matches! Also, do not light candles and/or oil lamps if there is a possibility of a gas leak in your home. Keep candles and/or oil lamps on hand for light.Keep plenty of batteries on hand, too, or consider light sticks or a motion powered flashlight that does not need batteries. Keep a flashlight in each room of your house and in your office.Here are a few tips on how you can prepare your home and office to safely navigate a blackout. While blackouts can occur any time of the year, high winds from hurricanes (hurricane season is just around the corner) and strong summer thunderstorms can knock out electrical lines, and high temperatures can create demand that overloads the electrical grid, causing blackouts like the one that occurred in 2003. In fact, the United States' largest blackout occurred in the dog days of August in 2003 and affected an estimated 50 million people in Canada, Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Summer may best be known for lounging poolside, family vacations, and neighborhood barbeques, but there's a darker side to summer, too - electric grid blackouts and brownouts.

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