• Three day supply of canned food that doesn’t have to be cooked for your family
• Three day supply of water for your family (Plan for 1 gallon of water per person per day)
• Food and water for family and pets
• Manual can opener
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Hand sanitizer
• Toilet paper
• Change of clothes for everyone
• Blankets or sleeping bags
• First aid kit with over-the-counter medications such as Benadryl, Motrin, Tylenol, aspirin and Neosporin; bandages of different sizes and Band-Aids; tweezers and scissors; saline solution to wash out eyes
• Matches in a water-proof container
• Portable battery-powered radio or television with extra batteries
• Some amount of cash, including coins
• Map of your local area
• Special-needs items, such as diapers, bottles, prescription medications, eye-glasses, contact solution and contacts, walking canes, walkers, wheelchairs, hearing-aid batteries.
