An information binder is a go to guide on your family. It should include everything your need in case of any emergency. There really should be one of these in your home that can be found easily in an emergency. I don’t recommend one in your car, because it will contain some important personal information. This will contain all vital information for each family member. It can be grabbed in an emergency and brought will you or a smaller version (the go-kit passport) can go into your 72 hour kit. (I would recommend doing both as you may not remember to grab it if you leave in a hurry.
Information to include:
· Identification photos and fingerprinting (you can sign up for a free kit at Les Schwab)
· Family emergency plan
· Emergency instructions (water and gas shut off)
· Contacts
· Possible home inventory
· Financial information (loan #’s contacts, banks, insurance information)
· List of usernames and passwords
· Copy of will
· Disaster fact sheets (these have instructions for before, during, and after every possible disaster)
These are some links to some great forms that make gathering information and organizing it super simply, and its free.
http://www.whathappensnow.com/articles_show.cfm?id=498&cat=8&sub=1 - forms for everything links: includes forms for inventory, contacts, damage, and clean up. Look under the disasters categories. (Really this site is a great resource for quite a few of life’s disasters) I would recommend use these for your emergency information binder, it will cover everything.
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/01/03/emergency-binder/- DIY version
If you have children with special needs than this binder is vital. There is a special needs form (labeled for autism but it will work for any specail need) that I would recommend adding to your binder and go kit. http://www2.aap.org/advocacy/emergpresrls.htm
Other Information to include:
Information to include:
·
Immunization records
·
Medical records and contacts· Identification photos and fingerprinting (you can sign up for a free kit at Les Schwab)
· Family emergency plan
· Emergency instructions (water and gas shut off)
· Contacts
· Possible home inventory
· Financial information (loan #’s contacts, banks, insurance information)
· List of usernames and passwords
· Copy of will
· Disaster fact sheets (these have instructions for before, during, and after every possible disaster)
There are also individual cards that can be placed in
wallets and back packs with contact information, and meeting locations. To print them: http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Family_Emegency_Plan.pdf
These are some links to some great forms that make gathering information and organizing it super simply, and its free.
http://www.whathappensnow.com/articles_show.cfm?id=498&cat=8&sub=1 - forms for everything links: includes forms for inventory, contacts, damage, and clean up. Look under the disasters categories. (Really this site is a great resource for quite a few of life’s disasters) I would recommend use these for your emergency information binder, it will cover everything.
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/01/03/emergency-binder/- DIY version
If you have children with special needs than this binder is vital. There is a special needs form (labeled for autism but it will work for any specail need) that I would recommend adding to your binder and go kit. http://www2.aap.org/advocacy/emergpresrls.htm
Other Information to include:
- All doctors and therapists
- Full health records
- List of surrounding medical facilities that offer treatments
- List of all models and serial numbers for all medical equipment
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List of triggers and helps for
behavior issues
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