• 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.