- Keep these records in a waterproof, portable container:
- Will, insurance policies, contracts, deeds, stocks and
bonds
- Passports, social security cards, immunization records
- Bank account numbers
- Credit card account numbers and companies
- Inventory of valuable household goods, important telephone
numbers
- Family records (birth, marriage, death certificates)
- Store your kit in a convenient place known to all family
members. Keep a smaller version of the supplies kit in the trunk of
your car.
- Keep items in airtight plastic bags. Change your stored water
supply every six months so it stays fresh. Replace your stored food
every six months. Re-think your kit and family needs at least once
a year. Replace batteries, update clothes, etc.
- Ask your physician or pharmacist about storing prescription
medications.