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Headcount starts blank. 90 days is the goal, in steps of 3, 14, 30, and 90.

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Children
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Infants
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Seniors
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Pets
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Medical or special needs
Days and climate

90 days is the goal here, built in steps of 3, 14, 30, and 90. Florida Department of Health still describes a hurricane kit of at least 7 days. The 90-day goal is a planning choice, not a separate official standard.

Power (optional)

Household start card

Planning estimates for this household. Not an evacuation order or official instruction.

Water

0 gal

For 0 people and 0 pets over 90 days. That is about 0 cases of 24 0.5-liter bottles, or 0 5-gal jugs.

Food

0 kcal

About 0 meals for adults, seniors, and children, over 90 days (0 kcal a day, infants included).

Sanitation

0 trash bags

0 wet wipes, 0 toilet liners, 0 bars of soap, 0 gal unscented bleach for cleaning. Clear water: 8 drops of unscented bleach per gallon (CDC).

Power and fuel

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Enter your generator and tank sizes to estimate hours.

Never run a generator indoors or in a garage. Keep it at least 20 feet from doors and windows.

Comms

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Add people when you want a comms estimate. Headcount can stay blank.

Medication

Med list

  • Print a med list: names, doses, allergies, and doctors.

These are planning estimates, not guarantees. Adjust for your household and check with your doctor and official guidance.

Sources and assumptions

  • Water. Source: Ready.gov and Florida kit guidance: 1 gallon per person per day for drinking and sanitation. Infants count as one person.
  • Water. Assumption: Dog 0.5 gal/day, cat 0.1 gal/day, +25% in hot weather, and +10% for cooking. The official gallon already includes sanitation.
  • Food. Source: Ready.gov: a several-day supply of food you can store. Florida kit guidance: at least 7 days. Neither page sets a calorie number.
  • Food. Assumption: Calories per day: adult 2000, senior 1800, child 1500, infant 800. 2,000 is the FDA label reference, not a personal diet. Meals: 3 a day, not for infants. Pet food follows your pet's usual amount for the same days.
  • Medication. Source: Red Cross lists a 7-day medication supply. Ready.gov says to pack prescriptions, infant formula, and a med list.
  • Medication. Assumption: The 30-day refill buffer and 24-hour device day are assumptions. Ask a doctor. Formula amount is not calculated, only the days.
  • Sanitation. Source: Ready.gov lists wipes, trash bags, soap, and diapers. CDC: 8 drops of 5–9% unscented bleach per gallon of clear water (double if cloudy). Follow the bleach label.
  • Sanitation. Assumption: Bag, wipe, liner, soap, diaper, and cleaning-bleach counts are assumptions. Cleaning bleach does not grow with each person.
  • Power. Source: Ready.gov: never run a generator indoors or in a garage. Keep it at least 20 feet from doors and windows.
  • Power. Assumption: Fuel use per hour, 12 run-hours a day, and the solar load (200 W at 85% inverter) are assumptions. Your generator manual wins.
  • Comms. Source: Ready.gov basic kit: a NOAA weather radio, extra batteries, a whistle, and a phone charger with a backup battery. Florida kit guidance includes a printed contact list.
  • Comms. Assumption: This plan counts one hand-crank AM/FM radio, not a NOAA radio or FRS radios. One whistle and one battery set per adult, senior, and child. One backup battery per adult or senior. GMRS radios only when at least 2 adults or seniors. GMRS needs an FCC license. Verify current rules.
  • Water. Ready.gov: 1 gal/person/day. Assumption: pets, +25% heat, +10% cooking.
  • Food. Ready.gov, and Florida kits (at least 7 days). Assumption: calorie targets, 3 meals/day.
  • Medication. Red Cross: 7 days. Assumption: 30-day buffer, 24-hour device day.
  • Sanitation. Ready.gov lists the supplies. CDC: 8 drops/clear gallon. Assumption: stored counts.
  • Power. Ready.gov: outdoors, 20 ft away. Assumption: fuel rate, 12 hours/day.
  • Comms. Ready.gov lists a NOAA radio. This plan counts a hand-crank AM/FM radio and GMRS radios only.