Emergency kit
What to keep at home so you can manage on your own for several days.
Official guidance
FEMA, Ready.gov: Build A Kit (www.ready.gov)
- Water (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation)
- Food (at least a several-day supply of non-perishable food)
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert
- First aid kit
- Extra batteries
- Whistle (to signal for help)
- Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air)
- Plastic sheeting, scissors and duct tape
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)
- Wrench or pliers
- Manual can opener (for food)
- Local maps
- Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery
Quoted from FEMA, Ready.gov, "Build A Kit", a US federal government work in the public domain. Checked word for word against the live page on 7 November 2026. Read the full guidance there.
Public Safety Canada: Get Prepared (www.getprepared.gc.ca)
Read the full guidance on the agency's site.
UK Government: Prepare (prepare.campaign.gov.uk)
Read the full guidance on the agency's site.
National Emergency Management Agency: Get Ready (getready.govt.nz)
Read the full guidance on the agency's site.
National Disaster Management Authority: NDMA (ndma.gov.in)
Read the full guidance on the agency's site.
These are the agencies' words, not Rift's. Guidance differs between countries; where yours differs, follow your own national agency. In an emergency, follow official instructions and call your local emergency number.