Earthquake home and go-bag baseline contents

Checklists

• References describe an earthquake supply kit as varying with household composition, climate, and the specific seismic environment, but as sharing a common core. The list below is an inventory baseline drawn from the Wikipedia Survival kit article, the American Red Cross emergency-preparedness guidance referenced there, and FEMA Ready.gov materials. References describe a layered approach: a small grab-and-go bag near the front door for rapid evacuation, a household supply kit for shelter-in-place over multiple days, and a vehicle kit for situations where the household is away from home. Items should be inspected at least annually; perishable items (water, food, batteries, medications) follow their own rotation schedules.
• References describe the household supply target as 14 days for a major-earthquake region; the grab-and-go bag holds the smaller subset that is needed if evacuation is required. Adjustments for infants, oxygen-dependent residents, mobility-equipment users, and pets are described in dedicated entries in this pack.