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Are You Ready to Evacuate? Part 3

We thank Laurinda Wallace of SimplyLife for her series this week!

We've looked at important papers and personal items to be prepared to take in an evacuation. Let's wrap up with general supplies to have handy.

Supplies

• Bottled water for several days
• Individually packaged snacks
• Deck of cards
• Handheld video games/batteries
• Flashlight
• First Aid kit

If you live in an area prone to hurricanes, floods, wildfires, or other natural disasters it’s well worth the time to take stock of what you need to organize to throw together a Go Bag. Advance preparation is crucial to a safe evacuation. Don’t stick your head in the sand and decide evacuation can’t ever happen. No one is exempt. Being ready and organized will help your family in a high stress and dangerous situation.

The lists shared this week aren’t exhaustive, but they give you the basics of preparation. Other sources are the FEMA (fema.gov) and American Red Cross (redcross.org) websites. Check with your local sheriff’s department or emergency services department for more information unique to your location. 

Are You Ready to Evacuate? Part 2

This week, we are featuring an article http://www.laurindaw.blogspot.comby Laurinda Wallace, blogger at SimplyLife. Thanks Laurinda, for your contribution!

Yesterday, we shared about personal papers to take when evacuating. Today, consider these personal items:

Personal Items

• Prescription medications
• Chargers for electronics
• Cell phones
• Cash
• Toiletries
• Clothes for a few days and an extra pair of shoes
• Pet Food and Equipment
• Laptops/Flash drive

Don’t forget about any pets and their supplies. Crates, food, meds, and leashes are a must if your pets are relegated to a shelter. Keeping a plastic gallon bag of basic toiletry items stashed can help too. A lot of financial records and personal information is stored on home computers. Don’t forget chargers for laptops and I-pads. A flash drive that has your pictures or other records as a backup is a good idea if you’re unable to take computers.

Tomorrow, we'll look at a list of general supplies to keep handy.

We were fortunate to stay with friends while we were evacuated, so we didn’t stay in a shelter like hundreds of others. If a shelter is your only option and you have a few more minutes to prepare the list below will help ease the stress:

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Are You Ready to Evacuate? Part 1

This week, we will be featuring an article http://www.laurindaw.blogspot.comby Laurinda Wallace, blogger at SimplyLife. Thanks Laurinda, for your contribution!

It's not fun to think about, but worse if you haven't. 

Do you know what you’d take from your home if you had minutes to leave? What are your most important papers? What’s irreplaceable?

A wildfire spurred by 50-mile an hour winds gave my husband and I had that unwanted experience last June. We knew evacuation was a distinct possibility the day before the order came, so we heeded the warning put out by the local paper and began packing a “Go Bag.” Here’s a breakdown of necessities for evacuation:

Documents

·       Insurance policies (house, car, life)

·       Wills, trust documents (originals)

·       Vehicle titles

·       Real estate documents

·       Birth certificates, marriage license, passports

·       Pet documents

Although some of the documents aren’t irreplaceable, some are a real pain to replace and can be expensive. If you have originals of wills and trust documents, they are irreplaceable and you’ll have the expense of redoing them if they’re lost. Maintaining a good filing system where these important papers are categorized properly in file folders will make your life a lot simpler if you have to grab them and run.

Tomorrow, personal items to be sure to take.

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