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Your Emergency Go Bag should have all your essentials ready to go, so you can leave quickly.
If your local emergency services tell you to leave quickly, or if you fear for your safety, you might not have time to pack. You’ll want to have all your essentials ready to go, and get out fast.
An Emergency Go Bag is your survival kit, and having one prepared could help you save time and stress if you’re faced with an emergency. Your Emergency Go Bag needs to have essential items to help you survive during an emergency, as well as essentials you’ll need after the event while you wait to return home or get further assistance. It should be waterproof, stored in an easily accessible place that your household knows about, and resupplied frequently.
In an emergency, you might only have minutes or seconds to make critical decisions, so put a plan in place now. Your plan should include what you’ll take, who you’ll call, where you’ll go and how you’ll get there. Practice your plan with your household. Prepare your plan well in advance and make it a habit to review it regularly. Check if it’s still fit for purpose.
Australian Red Cross provides an all-hazards emergency plan, called RediPlan™, which you can use to help get prepared. You can download your RediPlan™ here or find it in the Australian Red Cross Get Prepared App.
You can also access emergency fire and flood plans from your state or territory emergency services. The following resources are examples and could be a good place to start:
NSW Rural Fire Service Emergency Fire Plan.
South Australian State Emergency Service Home Emergency Plan.
Depending on your location, you’ll want your kit to include things which could help you get through until you can return home or get further assistance. Sort items into things you might need as you’re leaving and things you might need in the hours or days after you’ve left home. Also make a note of any last-minute items you might collect as you leave.
Ideally, you’ll want your Emergency Go Bag to be able to sustain your household for three days if possible. As a rough guide, prepare 10 litres of water per person, three days’ worth of non-perishable food and spare clothes for all family members to last you about three days.
Items to pack in advance:
Add your important documents:
Items to pack when you leave:
We recommend testing any batteries or devices and checking the use by dates for any food suppliers at least once or twice a year. Make sure to do this before going into flood, cyclone or bushfire season.
Bottled water
Non perishable food
Toiletries
Wet Wipes
Hand Sanitiser
Torch
Spare batteries
Battery powered radio
First aid kit
PM2.5 face masks
Emergency candles
Waterproof matches
Space blanket
Power bank
Comfort items
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