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Kimberly Palmer: How to prepare for

your next emergency

bandages and antibacte-
rial wipes, or flashlights and
extra batteries. Other types
of equipment such as a
water filter, camping stove
and solar lights can also be
helpful. "A lot of emergen-
cy gear is also camping
equipment, so there are a
lot of sales right before and
right after summer," Carr
says.
GATHER YOUR IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS
Barthlow suggests collect-
In this Nov. 26, 2018, file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric lineman ing your essential docu-
works to repair a power line in fire-ravaged Paradise, Calif. ments — contact numbers;
Associated Press insurance information; re-
cent bank account state-
By KIMBERLY PALMER apartmentprepper.com, ments; identity cards; any
of NerdWallet says you want to keep marriage, birth and di-
When a power outage enough cash on hand to vorce certificates — and
knocked out electricity to cover gas and food for sev- putting them in a water-
a multistate region in 2003, eral days and carry at least proof, fireproof box, as well
Gabriella Barthlow , a fi- some of it with you. "I like as scanning and storing
nancial coach in the De- to keep $40 in cash in my them online in a password-
troit area, was prepared. car or purse so I know I can protected account or on a
She had enough money always at least get home flash drive.q
on hand to buy food for in case the registers aren't
herself and her two young working," Carr says. That
children, plus put gas in her money is in addition to an
car in case they needed emergency savings fund,
to leave home. "I was so which is stored in a savings
happy I had that cash," account to help you get House For Sale
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