Personal emergency kit

When planning your kit, keep in mind that the personal kit should:

• Be comfortable to carry.
• Contain specific items like important identity documents and medications.
• Have enough food and water for at least 72 hours.

  Recommended items:

• Yellow hard hat
• Safety light stick (check expiration date)
• Whistle (to signal for help)
• UCSD FM Auto Scan Radio with earphones
• Essential medications
• Essential identification documents
• First aid kit, freshly stocked
• First aid book
• Cash and change
• Water bottles
• Water purification kit
• Food, non-perishable
• Can opener (non-electric)
• Radio, battery-powered
• Flashlight, battery-powered
• Spare batteries
• Dust mask or cotton t-shirt to help filter the air
• Sturdy shoes
• Heavy gloves (for clearing debris)
• Blanket or sleeping bags
• Candles and matches/lighter
• Extra clothes, including underwear and socks
• Moist towelettes
• Towels
• Toothpaste
• Shampoo/ Body wash
• Feminine hygiene supplies
• Large plastic trash bags (for waste)
• Tarps and rain ponchos
• Toilet paper
• Knife or razor blades
• Paper & pen
• Plastic knives, forks, & spoons
• Plastic cups and bowls
• Heavy duty aluminum foil
• Paper towels
• Coil of ½-inch rope
• City map
• Plastic sheeting and duct tape for shelter

Please note: If you are on campus when a disaster strikes that prevents you from leaving the campus, shelter, food, water, and waste disposal are all provided for by the campus Emergency Operations Plan.