Preparing your Emergency Kit
SURVIVAL & EMERGENCY KIT IDEAS
Here are just a few item that The RED Team suggests you pull together for an emergency kit if there is a storm, tornado, natural disaster, etc…
- Food/snacks – non-perishable
- Flashlight/candles
- Batteries
- Medications
- First aid kit – especially bandaids
- Water—one gallon per person, per day
- Tools
- Personal hygiene
- Emergency contact information
- Survival whistle
- Waterproof matches
- Blankets
- Knife
- Work gloves
- Dust masks
- Clothes
- Money
- Fire extinguisher
- Deck of playing cards or entertainment
And here are a few items that we suggest you keep together, so you can grab or that you should store in a safe, in case of emergency…
- Copies of personal documents such as birth certificates
- Drivers license
- Birth certificate
- Bank account numbers and information
- Proof of insurance
- Deed to your home
- Social security cards
- Emergency contact numbers
- Medical records
What did we forget? Help us out and tell us what else we need to add to our emergency kits!