Get your PERK - Personal Emergency Response Kit (A compact kit that you carry at all times - have two)

 


Personal Emergency Response Kit

A compact preparedness kit you carry daily—in a purse, backpack, briefcase, vehicle bag, or waist pack. Choose lightweight, travel-size items and adjust for your health, climate, and daily routine.

Identification and money

  • Photo identification
  • Emergency contact card
  • Medical information and allergy card
  • Health-insurance card
  • $40–$100 in small bills
  • Two or three dollars in coins
  • Spare house and vehicle key

Communication and power

  • Fully charged cellphone
  • Small power bank
  • Charging cable and wall adapter
  • Written list of important phone numbers
  • Mini flashlight or headlamp
  • Whistle
  • Small emergency radio, if space permits

Health and first aid

  • At least 24–72 hours of essential medications
  • Adhesive bandages
  • Antiseptic wipes
  • Aspirin - can mitigate heart attack or stroke symtoms
  • Sterile gauze and medical tape
  • Antibiotic ointment
  • Pain reliever
  • Antihistamine
  • Disposable gloves
  • Personal medical items, such as an inhaler, EpiPen, or glucose tablets
  • N95 or KN95 mask
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Menstrual or personal hygiene supplies

Water and nourishment

  • Refillable water bottle
  • Water-purification tablets or compact filter
  • One or two shelf-stable snacks
  • Electrolyte packet
  • Gobay’s Ginger Snaps—or another durable energy snack

Safety and protection

  • Emergency blanket
  • Rain poncho
  • Bandana or multipurpose cloth
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent wipe
  • Personal alarm
  • Legal personal-safety device appropriate for your location
  • Work gloves, if your environment warrants them

Tools and navigation

  • Compact multitool - do not keep multitool in a PERK that you will use to enter secured buildings.
  • Emergency window breaker and seat-belt cutter
  • Permanent marker
  • Small notepad and pen
  • Local street or transit map
  • A few feet of duct tape wrapped around a card
  • Short length of paracord
  • Safety pins
  • Waterproof matches or a lighter, where permitted

Personal considerations

  • Eyeglasses or spare contact lenses
  • Hearing-aid batteries
  • Mobility-device supplies
  • Child-care essentials
  • Pet waste bag and collapsible water bowl
  • Faith or comfort item
  • Family meeting-place and reunification instructions

Keep the kit small enough that you will truly carry it every day. Check it monthly, recharge the power bank, replace expired items, rotate snacks and water, and update medications and contact information. This kit supports the first several hours of an emergency; it does not replace a larger 72-hour go-bag.


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