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Hurricane Information Center

Shelter Checklist

• Baby food and diapers
• Blankets, pillows and/or sleeping bags
• Cards, games, books
• Drinking water
• Eating utensils
• Extra batteries
• Favorite toy or blanket
• First-aid kit
• Identification and valuable papers
  (such as tax bills, drivers licenses, utility bills, insurance papers, home inventories, important telephone numbers etc.)
• Medicine
• Nonperishable food
• One flashlight per person
• Toiletries
• Do not bring pets, firearms or alcohol. In planning for the hurricane season, do not forget your pets. If an evacuation is necessary, pet owners are urged to make arrangements to evacuate their animals as well. Learn More.

Source: Red Cross Shelter Checklist