It is best if you have a basic emergency kit in your home and a vehicle emergency kit in your car. Below are itemized lists of the items we suggest you have in each kit.

Basic Emergency Kit

• Water: two litres of water per person per day
• Non-perishable food: select items that do not require heat and/or water for preparation
• Manual can opener
• Flashlight and batteries
• Battery powered or wind up radio
• First aid kit
• Prescription medications (week supply, if possible)
• Infant formula, diapers and children's items
• Equipment required for people with special needs or disabilities
• Extra keys for house and vehicles
• Cash
• Copy of your family emergency plan
• Change of clothing and footwear
• Sleeping bags or blankets
• Garbage bags
• Toilet paper and other personal care items
• Basic tools
• Small fuel stove and fuel: Always follow manufacturer's directions. DO NOT use barbeques, fuel stoves or open flames indoors.
• Copies of personal documents, such as passports, birth certificates, insurance documents
• Candles and matches

* Update your kit and your emergency plan annually or if your family situation changes. Replace food, water, and batteries.

Vehicle Emergency Kit

• Bottled water
• Non-perishable food items
• Warm clothes and boots for every traveler
• Blankets
• Glow sticks (instead of candles)
• Flashlight and batteries
• Crank or battery-operated radio
• Small shovel
• Windshield scraper
• Booster cables
• First aid kit
• Safety cones
• Small toolbox

* Update your vehicle emergency kit for each season. Replace food, water, and batteries as required.