The SB Sentinel · One-page readiness checklist
Two weeks ready, on one sheet
Work through it over a month, not an afternoon. Tick what is already done, mark what is missing, and put the date you finished next to each heading. Keep this page where the household can find it without a phone or a password.
Water
Two weeks: 1 gallon per person per day, plus pets
- Water stored and dated (14 days minimum)
- One water filter or purification tablets
- Bathtub or container filled at the first warning
- Water for pets and for medication needs
Food
Two weeks of food you already eat
- Two weeks of shelf-stable food
- Manual can opener
- Camp stove or grill with fuel, used outdoors only
- Baby formula, pet food and dietary needs covered
Power and light
Light, heat and charging without the grid
- Working flashlights and spare batteries
- Battery or hand-crank radio
- Charged power banks (phone charge x3)
- Headlamps for hands-free work
- Blankets, sleeping bags and warm layers
Fuel
Never below half a tank; never queue in a panic
- Vehicles kept above half a tank
- One approved fuel container, stored safely
- Propane or charcoal for the grill
- Generator fuel if you have one, plus safe siting plan
Money
Cash and paper records for 7 days
- Cash in small bills (card readers fail without power)
- One card kept somewhere other than your wallet
- Paper copies of account numbers you may need
- Know your bank and insurer claim phone numbers
Digital security
Log in without your phone if it is lost
- Multi-factor authentication on email and banking
- Backup codes printed and stored offline
- Router and phone updates applied
- Two offline backups of anything irreplaceable
Documents
One waterproof folder, one encrypted copy
- ID, insurance, deeds, prescriptions, vaccination records
- Household emergency plan written down
- Photographs of the home and belongings for claims
- Pet records if you may need to shelter elsewhere
Community
You will not do this alone
- Two neighbours checked, especially anyone living alone
- Out-of-area contact agreed by the household
- Family meeting point agreed inside and outside the area
- Local alert sign-up noted (county or city system)
Reviewed on: ______________________
Household details
Household out-of-area contact (name and number)
Meeting point inside the area
Meeting point outside the area
Local emergency management and utility numbers
Prescriptions and medical needs in the household
The SB Sentinel publishes only from public sources, each named on the item. This checklist is general household guidance and is not a substitute for instructions issued by your local emergency management office or your utility. If an agency in your area issues an order, that order comes first.