Tab 2: When the shelves empty

TAB 2 Finton Field Manual

Do this first

1. Keep a few days, then two weeks, of shelf-stable food you already eat, and a manual can opener.
2. When the power goes out, keep the fridge and freezer shut. A closed fridge holds about 4 hours; a full freezer about 48, a half-full one about 24.
3. Eat in order: fridge first, then freezer, then the pantry.
4. When in doubt, throw it out.

In Finton

• FoodMart and the stores close in the first days. Buy cans and dry goods before the collapse.
• Fresh food spoils: raw meat in about a day, cooked meat in about two, greens in about four. Cold weather and a powered fridge slow it.
• Smoke meat into jerky at the fire pit or stove; it keeps for weeks.
• Hunt, fish, forage, trade with neighbors and plant the garden. A harvest halves the food you need to store for the FOOD need.

Sources

• FoodSafety.gov: Keep Food Safe When You Lose Power
• FEMA Ready.gov: Build a Kit

General information for preparedness. Follow official guidance and your local emergency managers, and call 911 in an emergency.

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