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Documents that Should be in Your Distaster Kit

We are coming up to wildfire season in the West but  wild fires can happen at anytime of the year. 

Documents and Information for kit:

  • Insurance company’s contact numbers for claims or customer service.
  • Copy of your insurance policies and declarations page for your reference.
  • Receipts for any major purchase.
  • Photos and videos of your valuable possessions or a written inventory.
  • Copies of passports, driver’s license, and credit card numbers.
  • Bank account information.
  • Emergency numbers.
  • Copies of prescriptions.

Some experts recommend putting copies of these documents in a safe deposit box but after the recent blackout these may not be accessible for some time.  Leave with friends or family in a different town or if you have a computer and have a back-up off site this information should be in your file.

For more information go to: http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/

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