Hey, Alex here.

Recently, the second "flood of the century" in four years hit the River Elbe over here in Germany. Our fire department was there with two engines, and, like four years ago, a dam broke and we were cut off. Last time was four, this time two days.

When you have a day's normal intake of food (2500 calories) with you, and you have to divide it up between nine people burning 15000 calories per day, it's really no fun at all. Since this happened the second time, me and a few other "survival-conscious" types in the company have convinced the chief that we should be able to operate independently for at least a week in disaster scenarios.

The package must meet the following conditions:
-Size no larger than 3 by 1.2 by .4 meters (our roof box)
-Weight no greater than 560 kilos
-Must not contain water (the engine's tank holds 625 gallons)
-Must _independantly_ support nine people for three days, at 15000 calories a day
-Must support said people for up to seven days on reduced rations and/or if supplemented by hunting/gathering

What we've thought out (excluding food items):
Shelter department:
-three 4-man tents, the lightweight fiberglass/nylon type. 11kg
-ten 3-5 meter tarps, heavy-duty. 11kg
-Poles, aluminium. 20 poles, 1.5 meters long. 15kg
-250 sandbags, burlap, 10kg fill weight. 5Kg
-9 Army Issue sleebing bags. 12kg.
-9 Army Issue folding cots. 20kg.

Cooking department:
-Two two-burner diesel stoves (the wick kind). 1.6 kilos (50 gallons of fuel in tank of fire engine)
-one case Esbit solid fuel tablets (20 packs, 10 tablets each). 1.1kg
-625 gallons of water in tank of fire engine. (weight not a factor)
-Water purification tablets, German Army kind, 2000 pcs (for 500 gallons). .4kg

Tool department:
-One 600-pcs fireman's toolbox. (weight not a factor)
-Personal Multitools. (weight not a factor)
-Two heavy-duty knives. (point me to some good ones) 1kg
-Five rolls of duct tape. 2.5kg
-500 meters of 250kg-tested paracord: Weight? Good question. Will guess 5kg.
-200 meters braided nylon rope

Sundries department:
-One complete EMT/Medic kit. 26kg
-Two fishing rods, medium size/strength and assorted tackle. 4Kg
-Sewing kit. .1kg

Light department:
-10 high-intensity magnesium hand flares. (weight not a factor)
-10 standard-issue LED flashlights, plus spare batteries. 2kg.
-Various 4- and 2-metre radio equipment (weight not a factor)

Now the questions:
-Would hunting for supplementary food be worth the trouble of bringing a crossbow along? Legal issues prevent us from bringing a firearm, and we do have two accomplished crossbowmen.
-Specifically, what types of food would you suggest if weight was not that much a factos as it is in personal kits?
-What did I forget?

-Alex