Preparedness: Heat, Fuel, Cooking

Preparedness: Heat, Fuel, Cooking

August 29, 2012 Combined Priesthood Relief Society Meeting

Heating Home During Emergencies

The following are articles on the web that could give you ideas for how to heat your home during an emergency:

 Heat - how to survive power outages in the winter.
Preparing for an Emergency: Home Heating in an Emergency
Staying Warm in an Unheated House
Preparing for an emergency: Home Heating in an Emergency
Emergency Heating: How to Keep Warm in a Power Outage
Emergency Preparation: It's Cold Outside!
Emergency Power Options
How to Heat Your Home During a Power Outage
Emergency Heath Sources

Fuel:  Rules Regarding the Storage of Liquid Fuels. 

The State Fire Code limits the amount of liquid fuel you have at your home to 10 gallons.  So if you have a couple of tanks of propane for your grill, a container of gasoline for your lawn mower, you may be close to reaching the limit on the amount of fuel you can legally have at your home.  The following is the exact language from the Fire Code para. 3404.3.4.4: 

 The aggregate of all fuels stored at any address outside of a "liquid storage cabinet" is 10 gallons.  This includes LPG, gasoline, kerosene, etc. cans.  This includes what might be one can in the garage, an LPG barbeque on the deck and something else in a shed.  Fuels stored in approved vehicle tanks does not count, ie.  cars, boats, motor homes, 4 wheelers, lawn mowers, etc.

This limitation suggests that you may be alright if you rely on liquid fuels for short term emergencies.  You may need another strategy if you plan to operate a generator or propane furnace for more than a day or two. 

If you feel you must have more than 10 gallons of fuel, you will need to purchase a liquid storage cabinet.  The following link describes the options there:

Liquid Storage Cabinets  

Other sources of fuel with no legal limitation:

Fire Wood,

Coal,

Wood Pellets