Emergency Survival Document Binder ? Do It And How

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Important Documents

It is unlikely that any documents you choose to include in your kit will keep you alive.? However, having them all organized and together can make your life so much easier now and in the event of an emergency.? Making insurance claims, searching for missing loved ones (heaven forbid), staying in touch with family and friends, traveling around the country and accessing your financial accounts will all be much easier if you have some essential documents at your fingertips.? In addition, having a binder like what I?m about to suggest to you can also make your day to day life easier and more efficient.

I?m simply going to walk you page by page through my ?emergency documents binder.?? I keep this near our kit, but not in it as I access and use it often.? It goes wherever I go so that I can have access to these important documents anytime, anywhere.

Family Evacuation Plan:

The front cover:

Nathan (my husband) and I each have our own prioritized list of what our responsibilities will be when / if we need to evacuate.? If we are given 10-30 minutes notice, we start in at the top or the first list and try to get through as much as we can.? The stuff at the bottom of the list isn?t as essential as the stuff at the top.? If given just a few minutes to evacuate (and doing so on foot), we use the second lists instead.? You can read more about our family evacuation plan here. (although I need to edit it a bit online?the printed one is more accurate!)

Important Phone Numbers:

The first page:

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This front side of this page has 6 boxes on it:

• A box with our address and phone numbers
• A box with ?essential? info for every member of our family (name, DOB, allergies)
• A box that says: ?If you are unsure who to call and it is an emergency, dial 911!
• A box with phone numbers to all our insurance companies along with the insurance policy numbers (car, life, health etc)
• A box with other important emergency numbers (poison control, 24 hr nurse line, gas company, plummer, etc)
• A box with our doctor?s phone numbers.

I have a 2nd copy of this printed and posted inside our pantry for babysitters and even my own use.? I don?t want to have to take the time to look up poison control or even my children?s doctors #s each time I need them.? And if I need the gas shut off, I want it done quick.? Having this posted makes my life simpler.

The back side of this page has 5 boxes on it:

Socials & Insurance IDs

In business card sheet protector:

They are easy to access.? I always know where they are and will have them in the event of an emergency.? Enough said.

Family Pictures

In photo sheet protector

If you were to lose a child (during a natural disaster or otherwise) and then find him / her, you may have to prove that he /she belongs to you.? This would be especially true if the child was injured / incoherent and unable to recognize you for any reason.? Having a older and more recent family photo is one very quick way to prove that this child does and has belonged to you for some time.? We will be getting family pictures taken on Saturday, so I will be adding a more recent picture then.? The picture you see is the only one I currently have that includes Bethany, but she is just a few weeks old.

Child ID Kits

With pertinent documents behind it.

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I created this Child ID Kit after searching for a free one online and not finding one I liked.? Print it out on cardstock.? Write it all the info you can about your child off to the right.? Take their fingerprints and be sure to include the date at the top.? Update this page every 6 months.? These pages are the main reason I keep this folder with me at all times.? If I were to every lose my child, I?d want the police to have all their information as quickly as possible.? I?ve heard horror stories of mothers who can?t remember their children?s birth dates, eye color etc. b/c they are so distraught with worry.? I don?t want that to happen to me.

A tip for the fingerprints: DO NOT ?roll? your finger when pressing it on the paper.? This can cause the ridges to distort.? And don?t use too much ink: practice on a piece of paper first!

Behind each of my Child ID kits (in the same sheet protector), I keep that child?s birth certificate & shot record.? My kids have no allergies or health concerns, but if they did, I would keep details on that info in this sleeve as well.

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