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For the Mr. Lif EP, see Emergency Rations (EP).

Old emergency rations featured in a display case at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V office, Chicago, IL (November 2006).

Emergency rations are items of food and drink that a person stores and relies on in case of an emergency. Emergency food supplies can be purchased for camping trips or wilderness adventures. These supplies are meant to last for several days. Many people also purchase long shelf life emergency food in case of natural disasters or other emergency situations. The food can come in the form of a powder, freeze dried, smoked or salted. The rations are to help people survive until help arrives and are often carried while hill walking or mountaineering, because of the risk of being stranded by an accident. In some organised events, such as Ten Tors, it is obligatory to carry emergency rations.

Emergency rations are often carried by camping enthusiasts, especially back-pack campers, who are more likely to be far from food supplies. Emergency foodstuffs are usually high in caloric content, and sometimes also in nutritional content. Typical emergency foodstuffs are high-calorie foods such as candy bars, nutritional or protein bars, sports or energy bars, hard bread or biscuit, dried meat (such as jerky), and dried fruit. If water is available, rations with little water content are lighter to carry.

Emergency rations are generally carried on the person by people on foot in case of becoming lost or separated from normal food supplies. Water or other drinks are carried if water is not readily available from the environment.

Armed forces

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom armed forces there are three standard emergency rations:

Emergency Flying Ration (EFR)

This comes in two types.

• Mark 4 is supplied in aircraft ejection seats in fast jet aircraft and comprises a flattened tin can for holding water, spring handles, a plastic bag, and 100g of sweets.
• Mark 9, on the other hand is for crew of multiple engine aircraft and is rather larger, comprising a two-piece alloy container, emergency food packs, beef stock cubes for making drinks, sugar cubes, a pack of various instant beverages, spatulas, a polythene bag, and instructions.

Submarine Survival Ration (SSR)

Designed for disasters in submarines, this is a high-sugar and vegetable fat food bar.

Life Raft Survival Ration

Supplied on life rafts.

Sources

• Cross, Maria; MacDonald, Barbara (2009). Nutrition in Institutions. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444301670. Search this book on

Further reading

• Hutchinson, Raymond Charles (1959). Food for Survival After a Disaster. Search this book on
• Koehler, Franz A. (1958). "Survival Rations". Special Rations for the Armed Forces. QMC historical studies. Historical Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General. Search this book on

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