Other important items to consider adding to your emergency supply kit

Other important items to consider adding to your emergency supply kit:

• Cellular phone
• Cash, credit cards or traveler’s checks, and coins for change
• Sun block, insect repellant
• Soap bar
• Emergency reference materials such as first-aid book
• Sleeping bag or warm blanket - one for each person. Consider extra bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
• Complete change of clothing including long sleeved shirt, long pants, other clothing pieces that can be layered, underclothes, and sturdy closed-toed shoes. (Open-toed shoes, sandals, clogs, etc. cannot protect feet from injury in inclement situations.)
• Infant formula and diapers
• Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
• Pet food and extra water for your pet
• Leash, harness, or pet carrier container
• Important family documents such as identification, passports, insurance policies, and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container
• Fire-extinguisher
• Bleach – Household chlorine bleach can be used a disinfectant. When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, this mixture can be used to disinfect surfaces.
• ◦In an extreme emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water.
• DO NOT use scented, color safe, or bleaches with added cleaners. (This information comes from the FEMA www.ready.gov website.)
• Paper and pencil
• Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towel
• Books, games, puzzles or other activities to keep children entertained.

The information provided here is a suggested list of essential emergency items. This list is not all-inclusive. You may choose to pack additional items you consider necessary for your survival or comfort.