Free Family Emergency Checklist and Plan
$0.00
A two-page emergency kit checklist and family plan: basic supplies with a water calculator, household extras, important contacts, meeting places and where to find your utility shut-offs.
What’s included
- Page 1, the kit checklist: a water calculator (one gallon per person per day for several days), the basic supplies from the Ready.gov emergency kit list, household extras such as medicines, pet supplies and copies of important documents, and lines for what you still need to buy.
- Page 2, the family plan: household members and medical needs, who to call (including an out-of-town contact), a meeting place near home and one outside your neighborhood, and where to find the water shut-off, gas shut-off, electrical panel and your kit.
How to use it
You don’t need to buy everything at once. Tick items off as you add them, and keep a running list of what’s missing. Fill in the plan together so everyone in the house knows it, then keep one copy in the kit and another where you’ll see it. When you review the kit, check food, water, medicine and batteries for expiration dates.
This checklist is a general starting point. In an emergency, follow instructions from local officials.
Details
- 2 pages, US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), PDF
- Prints clearly in black and white
- Free for personal, family and classroom use
For a fuller guide to water, food, skills and budgeting for preparedness, see Affordable Family Emergency Preparedness.
