Your Emergency Kit should include:

• Flashlight and extra batteries (check batteries semi-annually).
• Battery-operated radio with weather band or an NOAA weather radio
• First aid kit with essential medicines and a manual
• Candles and matches (or lighter)
• A large jug of drinking water
• Non-perishable, ready-to-eat food
• A non-electric can opener
• Towels, toilet paper and bathroom items
• Credit cards
• Work gloves
• Duct tape
• A copy of insurance documents
• Blankets and sleeping gear
• List of phone numbers and addresses of emergency services and protective areas, physicians, family and friends
• Plastic sheeting such as paint drip cloths or a tarp
• Written instructions on how to turn off your home's utilities

Stock the kit with spare home tools that you may need, such as:

• Hammer and nails
• A pocket multi-tool
• Screwdrivers, pliers, and wrenches
• Small pry-bar

Make sure everyone in your family knows where the kit is kept. Be sure and store your emergency/disaster kit in the protected area where you plan to seek shelter! Review your emergency plan with your family and post the written plan.