Rural Emergency Kit List

• Water: check Ready.gov for how much per person and per animal
• Food that keeps, plus a manual can opener
• Flashlights, a battery or crank radio and extra batteries
• First aid kit and any needed prescriptions
• Phone chargers and a backup power plan
• Copies of important papers in a waterproof bag
• A paper map and written contact list, since phones can fail
• Warm clothes and blankets
• Fuel plan for vehicles and generators, with safe operation per the manual
• Pet and livestock supplies and an evacuation plan
• Sign up for your county alerts and learn your fire district
• Write your road name and house number somewhere responders can find it

Last reviewed: November 12, 2026. Your checks are not saved.