Bug out bags... make copies of all important licenses, morgages, insurance papers, marriage certificates. For each family member: (Each should have a personal backpack) 2 days worth of clothes, 2 weeks of any special medicines they need, spare pair of glasses if they wear them. 1-2 small toys per child. Toothbrush/paste, small shampoo bottle/soap/towel. Sanitary napkins for whomever might need them in the family. A small 1st aid kit. A spare pair of shoes. Gloves, spare socks. Comb. 1-2 spare batteries for any hearing aides. Keep emergencies numbers for family/insurance group/work/school. Put relatives that are out of State phone numbers in there. It is weird, but when local lines are down from some natural disaster, many times the long distance lines will still be working. A emergency blanket. a THICK plastic bag. A small throw blanket. Family radios are not a bad idea. Put new batteries in when you check the packs every 6 months. hard candy and a 2 liter bottle of water Store these in an area near a exit door, like a coat closet. Update them every 6 months. Have an emergency plan worked out. Practice it with the whole family. "What do you do IF..."... the IF being.. the house on fire, the field on fire, the roadway on fire, the barn on fire. Have a site that you will go to.. have a backup site in case the 1st one is on fire