Plans & Toolkits

EMERGENCY KIT CHECKLIST

Bare Essentials:

checkbox1 Photo ID (eg Driver’s License), and debit/credit card

Essential Medications (for at least 3 days) or prescriptions

Pet essentials (leads/carriers/restraints, food/water bowls)

Mobile phone & charger

Consider packing in advance for each person/pet in your household, at least:

Food (canned/non-perishable/snacks) & water (1.5 litres/day per person) for at least 3 days

checkbox1 Any necessary prescriptions (eg blood pressure/epilepsy medications, insulin)

Essential equipment (eg extra glasses. CPAP machine, extra hearing aids & batteries)

Basic hygiene needs (soap, tissues, brush or comb, toothbrush & toothpaste)

Torch—with extra batteries

Communication devices (eg tablet & charger so you can contact friends & family via Facebook; radio & spare batteries

checkbox1 First Aid kit

At least one change of clothes (plus strong shoes, hat, strong gloves — for clean-up on return home)

Valuables (eg irreplaceable items such as family mementos, photo albums)

Valuable documents/photos (eg passport, Will, marriage & birth certificates, photos of valuables in house, insurance documents, title deeds of house, passwords) – ideally, use a scanner to keep electronic copies of these on a USB stick/smartphone, or load them to the Cloud

checkbox1 Computer back-up ideally either an external hard-drive with your back-up on it, or a back-up stored on the Cloud

Entertainment (games, books, cards, tablets – with charger) – it might be a long while before you can go home

All of the ‘perishable’ items in your emergency kit (eg water, food, medicines, spare batteries) should be checked during the year to ensure they are still up-to-date. Water in sealed containers can be kept for up to 12 months.

Dowload a printable version of the Emergency Kit Checklist

Prepare for an Emergency - Plans & Toolkits

getpreparedapp

Get Prepared is an app that helps you connect with your key support people, accomplish simple tasks to make you and your loved ones safer, and protect the things that matter most to you.

NSW RFS - Bush Fire Survival Pla n - Outlines four simple steps to prepare for a bushfire.
Also available as My Fire Plan app which can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store.

Red Cross RediPlan - A free disaster preparedness guide that shows you and your family how to create a personalised emergency plan

ABC Emergency

ABC Emergency Get ready and survive: Plan for an emergency - Learn what you and your family need to do to prepare for different hazards

5 Points for Seniors cover Key Points for Seniors to Prepare for an Emergency

insure it

Insure it. It's worth it.

A new toolkit developed by Good Shepherd Microfinance and the Victorian Government which provides a simple, easy to use guide for people to prepare heir finances for emergencies.

Resources from Dungog Shire Community Centre

EMERGENCIES: All Emergency Resources   Find a GetReady! BM Event Make an Emergency Plan   Prepare your home, yourself & family
Prepare for your pets/animals in emergencies Emergency Contacts   Protect yourself during a bushfire   Protect your property during a bushfire
Fire Stories     Practical Help with Recovery   Recovery support   Step by Step Newsletters   Recovering Our Backyard
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