Household Emergency Kit
A Emergency Kit (Kit en Espanol) is used to shelter-in-place. Keep enough supplies in your home to survive on your own, or , for at least three days. If possible, keep these materials in an easily accessible container. Items to include:
- One gallon of drinking water per person per day
- Non-perishable, ready-to-eat canned foods and manual can opener
- First aid kit
- Flashlight
- Battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries
- Whistle
- Personal hygiene items
- Non-Electric phone
- Child care, pet care or other special care supplies
Go Bag
A Go-Bag is a smaller version of the Household Emergency Kit. There should be one Go-Bag for each family member. A Go Bag should be packed in an easy-to-carry container and readily accessible for evacuating.
- Copies of important documents in a waterproof container
- Extra set of car and house keys
- Credit and ATM cards and cash
- Bottled water and non-perishable food
- Flashlight
- Battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries
- Medication information and other essential health supplies
- First-aid kit
- Family contact and meeting place information
- Child care, pet care or other special care supplies
Remember to leave information inside your home so others know where you are planning to go when you evacuate.
