Do You Have A 72-Hour
Emergency Kit?
Use this checklist to stock a basic 72-hour kit and add items depending on your family’s needs. Ideally, your kit
should be stored in a waterproof and wheeled container. You may have to stay in your home without electricity
or water, or you may have to evacuate your home for a period of time.

Food and water

Toiletries

   Four litres of water per person per day
(for drinking).

   Cleaning supplies (hand sanitizer,
dry shampoo, etc.).

   Food that doesn’t require cooking and
won’t spoil, such as granola and protein bars,
trail mix, dried fruit and canned tuna (remember
to replace food and water once a year).

   First aid kit.

Equipment
   Manual can opener.
   Flashlight (wind-up or battery-operated)
and batteries (replace batteries every year).

   Toilet paper.
   Dish soap.
   Feminine supplies.

Special needs items
   Infant needs (diapers, formula, bottles, etc.).
   Prescription medicines.

   Wind-up or battery-powered radio
(replace batteries every year).

   Extra pair of prescription glasses or
contact lenses.

   Candles, lighter, waterproof/strike-anywhere
matches.

   Pet items (food, leash, muzzle, medication, etc.).

   Pens and paper.
   Duct tape.
   Pocket knife.
   Cooking and eating utensils.
   Warm clothes and blankets or sleeping bags.
   Garbage bags.

Personal documents and items
   A list of your emergency contacts
(names and contact numbers).
   An extra set of house and car keys.
   Some cash in smaller bills.
   Copies of important documents like passports,
birth certificates and insurance policies.

   Whistle and flares (to attract attention).
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Calgary Emergency Management Agency