Thursday, as the city gave away 72-hour kit starters, hundreds of stove-in-a-can units and other emergency supplies, Grant and Weston talked about what it's like to survive from a 72-hour kit.

Grant has posted homemade videos at www.youtube.com. Just search for Ogden disaster.

The nutrition bar, they said, was like a large lemon-flavored sugar cookie, and after two days of eating that bar for every meal, it was hard to make another meal of it.

The bar was filling enough. It would just be nice if each square were a different flavor, they said.

The kits come with about 500 milliliters of water a day for three days, which is the equivalent of a small water bottle or just over two cups.

Grant said he would like a 72-hour kit to contain an actual first-aid kit and not just a pack of bandages. And a knife, radio, flashlight and some cash would be nice, too, he added.

From the time of the drill, Ogden's risk manager, Ron Ball, kept track of what happened right or wrong Thursday. And after reviewing the day, he will grade the city staff on handling emergencies.

And there's a real reason to train, Ball said.

Since Monday, there have been 16 bomb threats and two chemical incidents in the United States, according to www.globalincidentmap.com, which shows locations of terrorist events and other suspicious activity around the world, Ball said.

Thursday's practice was followed by an emergency preparedness fair that showcased emergency vehicles and offered classes on medical response in emergencies, high voltage dangers, earthquakes, 72-hour kits, sheltering, pandemics, forest fires, gas leaks and sewer backups.

"If people enjoy preparing for the bad things that may happen then maybe they'll do it," Ball said.

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