Preparing an emergency bag

An emergency bag should contain all the essential items you need which might include:

• emergency list of contacts, e.g. friends, doctor, bank

• copies of important documents, e.g. insurance, driver's licence, passport

• notebook and pen/pencil

• small amount of cash

• toiletries

• details of prescription medicines

• extra set of contact lenses/glasses

• mobile phone charger

• waterproof bag/s

• wind-up torch

• battery powered or wind-up radio

You may want to prepare a smaller emergency bag to keep in your car, particularly if you are going on a long journey or driving in bad weather conditions.

If you have a pet, you should also prepare ahead in case you need to evacuate.