An emergency kit needs to cover more than the jobs your phone usually does. Suzanne Bernier, an instructor with Disaster Recovery Institute Canada, helps you identify everyday dependencies worth checking before a short disruption becomes an extended outage.
How would you hear updates, light a room or pay for something if the usual systems stopped working? The useful additions aren’t all high-tech. Some are familiar objects you may have stopped carrying, and others need preparation before you reach for them.
You also need a plan for where you’ll be. Supplies that help you stay home could become the things you must take when told to leave. From what’s in the pantry to what’s ready by the door, how easily could your household make that switch?
Topics: emergency kit, prolonged outages, backup communication, payment disruptions, evacuation readiness
GUEST: Suzanne Bernier | dri.ca
Originally aired on2026-11-04
