• Essential supplies
  *Keep these in one place:
• *Battery-powered radio
• *Flashlights
• *Waterproof matches
• *Formula/bottles, baby food, if needed
• *Pet food, if needed
• *Diapers and wipes, if your child needs them  -- enough for three days

*Water  -- a gallon per person (including babies) per day, for at least three days

*Extra batteries for flashlights, radio

*Telephone with a cord (cordless phones require a working electrical outlet)

*Home fire extinguisher

*Cash  -- enough for a week's worth of groceries (plus coins for pay phones)

*High-energy food  -- anything that doesn't need to be refrigerated or cooked, such as dried fruit, granola bars, cans of tuna (with a pop-top  -- or make sure you have a manual can opener)

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