Chapter 2 · Your emergency kit
2.8 Office or work kit
Ready.gov asks that at work you have what you need to shelter for at least 24 hours, including food, water, medications, and comfortable walking shoes, in an easy-to-grab case.
- Comfortable shoes for walking several miles, and socks.
- Water (at least 1 gallon / 3.8 L) and food for one day.
- Prescription medications for 1–3 days.
- Headlamp, power bank, and cable.
- Small first-aid kit, N95 mask, hand sanitizer.
- Sweater or light jacket, poncho.
- Cash in small bills.
- Paper contact list and a map with the walking route to your home and to the meeting place.
- Know the exits, the meeting place, and your employer's emergency plan.