Emergency Documents: What to Save and Where
The documents to save before disaster: three-copy rule, evacuation grab-bag pouch, cloud vault, home inventory for insurance.
The documents to save before disaster: three-copy rule, evacuation grab-bag pouch, cloud vault, home inventory for insurance.
Backup power sized for CPAP, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and refrigerated meds. Sizing math, inverter generators, tier guide.
Tornado prep with a 5-15 minute warning window. Shelter tiers, grab-bag contents, mobile home evacuation, and post-tornado recovery steps.
When the sewer stops and water fails: bucket toilets, waste disposal, hygiene without hot water, and the supplies to stockpile.
Emergency prep for pets — kit contents, microchip and ID, pet-friendly shelters, evacuation logistics, and species-specific considerations.
Get-home bag essentials — the vehicle or office kit for scenarios where you’re stranded away from home and need to walk back to your family.
How to build a family evacuation plan — triggers, four meeting points, communication tree, go-bags, and quarterly rehearsal that keeps the plan alive.
Flood preparedness for homeowners — risk assessment, flood insurance (it’s separate!), sump pump strategy, and what to do during and after a flood event.
How to stay warm without power in a winter outage — indoor-safe heaters, room consolidation, layering, pipe protection, and CO safety rules.
How to stay cool without power in a summer heat wave — night ventilation, evaporative cooling on skin, cool-room consolidation, and heat emergency signs.