The ideal emergency go bag is small, portable, and has everything your family may need in an emergency that causes you to evacuate your home on short notice. We’ve seen time and time again how hurricanes, flash flooding, tornados, and wildfires have forced families to leave everything they own behind and flee for their lives. Having a go bag prepared, can make this tumultuous time a little less hectic. Below is a list of items you should pack in your go bag.
- The bag itself. A backpack is ideal. It’s small, hands free, and easy to carry, even if you have to run.
- A phone charger and portable battery pack.
- An LED flashlight with extra batteries.
- A hand cranked or battery operated AM/FM radio.
- Your medications. Enough to last you until you can get to a pharmacy.
- Clothes that you can layer to stay cool or warm and dry.
- Water and granola bars (or other small non-perishable food items)
- Enough cash to last you a few days.
- Copies of your important documents (drivers license, birth certificates, insurance cards, marriage certificates, etc.) and a list of family’s phone numbers, in case your cell phone is lost or damaged, in a waterproof bag.
- Food for your pets.