Water

• Store one gallon of water per person per day (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation and sanitation)
• Keep at least a three day supply of water for each person in your household

Food

• Ready to eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables
• Canned juices, milk, soup
• Staples: sugar, salt, pepper
• High energy foods: peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix
• Vitamins
• Food for infants, elderly persons or persons on special diets
• Comfort/ stress foods: cookies, hard candy, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags

Tools and Supplies

• Mess kits or paper plates, plastic utensils and cups
• Emergency preparedness manual
• Battery operated radio and extra batteries
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Cash or traveler’s checks, change
• Non-electric can opener, utility knife
• Fire extinguisher, small canister, ABC type
• Tube tent
• Pliers
• Tape
• Compass
• Matches in waterproof container
• Aluminum foil, plastic storage containers
• Signal flare
• Paper, pencil, needles, thread and medicine dropper
• Shut- off wrench (for household gas and water)
• Whistle
• Plastic sheeting
• Map of area (for locating shelters)
• Fully charged cell phone and extra batteries

Sanitation

• Toilet paper, towelettes, soap, liquid detergent, feminine supplies, personal hygiene items, plastic garbage bags, ties, plastic bucket with lid, disinfectant and household chlorine bleach

Clothing and bedding

• Sturdy shoes or workboots and rain gear
• Hat and gloves, thermal underwear and sunglasses
• Blankets or sleeping bags

Special items
For baby:

• Formula, diapers, bottles, powdered milk and medications

 For adults:

• Heart and high blood pressure medication, insulin, prescription drugs, denture needs, contact lenses and supplies, extra eyeglasses, entertainment games and books and important family documents

Keep these records in a waterproof, portable container:

• Will, insurance policies, contracts, deeds, stocks and bonds
• Passports, Social Security cards, immunization records
• Bank account numbers and companies, credit card account numbers and companies
• Inventory of valuable household goods, important telephone numbers
• Family records (birth, marriage, death certificates)

Keep this disaster checklist in your disaster supplies kit