Emergency Supplies

Due to overwhelming need or no road access, you may be on your own for several days, and possibly without utilities, after a disaster. Your home Emergency Kit (PDF) should contain supplies to sustain you and your family for at least 3 days.

Keep your supplies together in a single location like a closet, shed, or in the garage (PDF). If you live in an apartment or have limited space, be innovative. Possible storage locations include under a bed, under stairways, or even using a large box that can be covered with a tablecloth and used as an end table. Start with what you already have on hand. If you are a camper or backpacker, that gear can double as your emergency supplies. Stock food items that you use and rotate them from your emergency supplies to your pantry and replentish your emergency supplies with the items purchased from the store.

Go Bag: Incase you need to evacuate your family quickly
Water: 1 gallon per person per day (add extra for pets)
Food (PDF):Ready-to-eat or just-add-water
Manual can opener
First Aid kit (PDF)
Essential medications
Flashlight
Radio (battery-operated or manual)
Batteries: for radio, flashlights, and other battery operated items in your emergency kit
Cash in small denominations and coins
A copy of important documents & phone numbers (can be hard copies or electronically stored on a thumb drive or CD)
Unsented liquid household bleach for Water Purification (PDF)
Personal hygiene items including toilet paper, feminine supplies, and soap
Sturdy shoes
Heavy gloves
Extra clothes, a hat, and rain gear
A local map
Extra prescription eye glasses, hearing aid, or other personal items
Plastic sheeting, tarps, duct tape, and utility knife for covering broken windows and holes in roofs
Blankets or sleeping bags
Dust mask
Utility shut-off tools
Supplies for your pets