City of Windsor Heights recently issued the following announcement.
Is your car winter ready? It's never too late to add a winter weather kit to your car in case you are ever stranded on the road. Polk County Emergency Management recommends keeping the following items in your car.
- Flashlights with extra batteries
- Maps
- First aid kit with pocket knife
- Necessary medications
- Tire repair kit
- Flares
- Several blankets
- Sleeping bags
- Extra newspapers for insulation
- Plastic bags (for sanitation)
- Matches
- Extra set of mittens, socks, and a wool cap
- Rain gear and extra clothes
- Small sack of sand for generating traction under wheels
- Small shovel
- Small tools (pliers, wrench, screwdriver)
- Booster cables
- Set of tire chains or traction mats
- Cards, games, and puzzles
- Brightly colored cloth to use as a flag
- Granola bars, canned fruit and nuts
- Non-electric can opener
- Bottled water
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