In addition to your Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place bag, keep an emergency bag in your vehicle.
Keeping an emergency bag in your vehicle is crucial because it allows you to handle unexpected situations like car breakdowns, accidents, or severe weather while on the road, providing essential supplies like first aid kits, food, water, tools, and communication devices to help you stay safe and potentially survive until assistance arrives, especially if you're stranded in a remote area.
Items to Include in a Vehicle Bag
- First-aid kit
- Blankets, newspaper, and large plastic bags for warmth
- Extra warm clothing and footwear
- Battery-powered radio and flashlight, and extra batteries
- Water (a few 1-liter plastic bottles)
- Cards, games, and puzzles
- Bright cloth to use as a flag
- Cloth or roll of paper towels
- A large "Help" sign
- Cell phone and a charged spare battery
- Phone list of friends, family, doctors, neighbors, and towing services
- Jumper cables, small shovel, sand, ice scraper, and brush
- Sand, salt or kitty litter
- Tow rope or chain
- Fire extinguisher
- Warning light or road flares
- Road maps
