Prepare Make a Kit
Recommended Emergency Kit Items
- First-aid kit
- Water (one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days)
- Food (at least three-day supply of non-perishable food)
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather radio.
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Whistle to signal for help
- Garbage bags and plastic ties
- Duct tape
- Plastic sheeting
- Manual can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
- Local maps
- Cell phone and chargers
- Prescription medications and glasses
- Pet food and extra water for your pet
- Important family documents (insurance policies, identification and bank account records)
- Emergency reference materials (such as first-aid book)
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
- Change of clothing
- Fire extinguisher
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Food supplies, such as mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
- Paper and pencil
- Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
- Infant formula and diapers
- Cash
Recommended First Aid Kit Items
- Sterile gloves, such as latex gloves
- Sterile dressings to stop bleeding
- Cleansing agent – soap and antibiotic towelettes to disinfect
- Antibiotic ointment
- Burn ointment
- Adhesive bandages
- Eye wash solution
- Thermometer
- Prescription medications you take daily such as insulin, heart medicine and asthma inhalers
- Prescribed medical supplies such as glucose and blood pressure monitoring equipment and supplies
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever
- Anti-diarrhea medication
- Antacid
- Laxative
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