Get Home Bag Checklist

A Get-Home Bag is a version of your Go Bag stored at your workplace; its purpose is to assist you to get back home in an emergency when you don’t have access to your normal means of transportation. Store this backpack at your desk; do not assume you will have access to your vehicle or other areas of your workplace.

• Small/medium-sized backpack to hold items.

• Water purification bottle, a Nalgene bottle with purification tablets, or a LifeStraw.

• Food: lightweight, nutrient-dense food such as energy bars.

• Two-way radio (store batteries separately).

• Two flashlights (one handheld, one headlamp) with extra batteries stored separately.

• Small first aid kit, supplemented with a quick clot agent, trauma pads, athletic tape, Betadine, and disposable gloves.

• Signal whistle.

• Lighter or waterproof matches.

• P100 mask (wildfires) and a KN95 mask (medical).

• Backup glasses, contact lenses with solution, hearing aids with batteries.

• Personal hygiene and comfort items: menstrual products, lip balm, pain relievers.

• Sanitation: toilet paper, hand sanitizer, moist towelettes, two trash bags, five large zippered bags, and plastic zip ties.

• Pocket multi-tool knife.

• Work gloves.

• Cell phone with chargers, battery backup, and/or solar charger.

• Two Mylar blankets and duct tape to make your own emergency bag.

• Tarp with 100-foot paracord to secure it overhead.

• Sturdy shoes (leave your dressy work shoes behind).

• Complete change of sturdy clothing including a long-sleeved shirt and long pants.

• Two pairs of socks.

• Eye protection: sunglasses, safety goggles, and hat.

• Weather protection: rain poncho or shell jacket, cold weather jacket.

• Sunscreen and bug spray, depending on your bioregion.

• Regional map with possible “get home” routes marked.

• Notebook and pencil.

• Important documents on a USB thumb drive.