Work Kit

Toiletries

• Sanitary supplies (toilet paper, tampons, toothpaste, deodorant)
• Soap
• Washcloth and wet wipes
• Towel
• Comb
• Brush
• Toothbrush

Clothing

• Change of underclothing
• Socks
• Comfortable shoes
• Sweatsuit-type wear
• Jeans
• T-shirts
• Gloves

Food and Water

• 2 to 3 days of ready-to-eat foods, such as:
• Raisins
• Dried fruit
• Canned items, can opener
• Crackers
• Nuts
• Pretzels
• Tuna
• Applesauce
• Juice boxes
• Water: A couple of jugs (kept outside your kit pack); enough for one gallon per person per day

First Response

• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries
• First aid supplies
• Tissues
• Candles
• Matches (use only if there is no threat of a gas leak)

Other Items

• Medicines (especially prescriptions)
• Contact lens supplies, spare glasses
• Paper bowls
• Utensils
• Paper cups
• Book to read
• Mylar blanket
• Jacket, hat, gloves, if winter
• Hard candy (such as life savers) that can help calm people who are upset