Emergency Kits
Putting Together Your Emergency Kit
Your emergency kit should include enough food and water for three days. Include ready-to-eat foods, which require no refrigeration.
Drinking water
- At least one litre per person per day
- Remember to include enough water for pets
Food
- Dried fruit, applesauce and fruit cups, canned fruit
- Canned items such as fruit, vegetables, prepared soups and pasta, baked beans
- Crackers, instant oatmeal packages, granola bars, biscuits, dried pasta, rice
- Evaporated milk, milk powder
- Nuts, nut butter, canned fish, dried or canned legumes such as chick peas, lentils, kidney beans
- Honey, peanut butter, syrup, jam, sugar, coffee, tea, salt and pepper
For babies and toddlers
- Diapers, wipes, infant formula
- Toys, crayons, paper and books
For other family members
- Prescription medication (at least one week's supply with copies of prescription)
- Extra eye glasses
Emergency survival kit
- Flashlight and batteries
- Battery operated radio
- First aid kit
- "ABC" - type extinguisher
- Candles and matches/lighter
- Extra car keys and cash, including coins
- Important documents and identification
- Food and bottled water
- Clothes and footwear
- Medical needs and hygiene products
- Pillows, blankets and sleeping bags
For more information
- Build an Emergency Survival Kit (Government of Ontario)
- Public Safety Canada (Government of Canada)