Emergency preparedness supplies kits

Household Disaster Supplies Kit

• Flashlight with extra batteries

• Wrenches to turn off gas and water supplies

• Sturdy work gloves and protective goggles

• Heavy duty plastic bags for waste, and to serve as tarps, rain ponchos, and other uses

• Portable radio with extra batteries

• Additional flashlights or light sticks

• Drinking water (minimum one gallon per person, per day) = 3 gallons per person

• Canned and packaged foods

• Manual can opener

• First aid kit and handbook

• Charcoal or gas grill for outdoor cooking and matches if needed

• Cooking utensils, including a manual can opener

• Pet food and pet restraints

• Comfortable, warm clothing including extra socks

• Blankets or sleeping bags, and perhaps even a tent

• Duct tape

• Copies of vital documents such as insurance policies

• Fire extinguisher

• Toilet paper and bucket or portable camping toilet

• Sealable plastic bags

• Essential medications

Use and replace perishable items like water, food, medications, first aid items, and batteries on a yearly basis.

Personal Disaster Supplies Kit

• Medications, prescriptions list, copy of medical card, doctor’s name and contact information

• Medical consent forms for dependents

• First aid kit and handbook

• Examination gloves (non-latex)

• Dust mask

• Spare eyeglasses or contact lenses and cleaning solution

• Whistle (to alert rescuers to your location)

• Sturdy shoes

• Emergency cash (small bills and coins)

• Local maps (there may be no power to recharge personal devices)

• List of emergency out-of-state contact phone numbers

• Copies of personal identification (driver’s license, work identification card, etc.)

• Working flashlight with extra batteries and light bulbs, or lightsticks

• Non-perishable food and snack foods, high in water and calories

• Manual can opener

• Personal hygiene supplies

• Pre-moistened towelettes

• Toiletries and special provisions you need for yourself and others in your family including elderly, disabled, small children, and animals.

• Toilet paper and bucket or portable camping toilet (municipal water may be off)

• Sealable plastic bags

• Extra clothes

• Comfort items such as games, crayons, writing materials, teddy bears

Pet Disaster Supplies Kit

• Medications and medical records (stored in a waterproof container)

• First aid kit

• Sturdy leashes, harnesses, and/or carriers to transport pets safely and ensure that your animals can’t escape

• Current photos of your pets in case they get lost

• Food, potable water, bowls, cat litter/pan

• Information on feeding schedules, medical conditions, behavior problems, and the name and number of your veterinarian in case you have to foster or board your pets

• Pet beds and toys, if easily transportable