Emergency Preparation⚓︎
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Once a year do a video of your entire home/possessions and keep in a fireproof safe. A key to the safe can be kept in the freezer, small plastic container. (Unlikely to burn)
Copies or even originals of all identification. Our passport, ss card, birth certificate, and immunization papers are all in the safe.
I have a backup hard drive of family photos and videos, my childhood and my son’s.
I have an original copy of all court proceedings: divorce, name change, custody.
A copy of all insurance papers, mortgage, home owners, titles to vehicles, wills etc.
I have a small backup hard drive with documents regarding my home, receipts of renovations, majors purchases like HVAC, roofing etc.
Keep one credit card and at least a few hundred dollars of cash in your safe if that is a possibility for you.
I keep an extra key to my vehicles in my safe.
Any certifications that you have, I have a copy of all gun ownership certifications and papers.
I have a copy of all banking information, copy of credit cards, company information.
I keep a ‘to go’ bag in my trunk at all times, like an overnight bag for my son and I, I also put a duplicate of his favorite blanket in that bag, just for comfort. An outfit, shoes, socks, light jacket, pjs, toothbrushes, everything for a weekend trip.
I keep a file, usually update once a month or so, of all my passwords to my accounts.
To Do⚓︎
- Video of entire home/possessions; keep multiple copies in safe location. If kept in house, keep in a fireproof safe. A key can be stored in a freezer in a small plastic container as it's unlikely to burn.
- Make copies of all identification (passport, social security cards, birth certificates and immunization papers. Keep in safe.
- Backup all family photos and videos.
- Keep copies of court proceedings (marriage license, married name change, etc) in safe.
- Make copies of all insurance papers, titles for cars, wills, etc. and put in safe.
- Backup all documents regarding the house, such as receipts for renovations, major purchases, roofing, etc.
- Keep one credit card and some money for an emergency in the safe.
- Keep a spare key to the cars in safe.
- Backup any certification and/or education documentation.
- Copy of any banking information, credit cards, etc in safe.
- Keep a 'go bag' ready at all times, such as an overnight bag for family. Keep a duplicate of favorite thing such as blanket or toy in the bag. Prepare enough for a weekend trip (outfit, shoes, socks, light jacket, pjs, toothbrushes, etc)
- Backup all passwords