07/06/2022
Are you prepared if a Hurricane comes?
Gather important documents now so you are ready.
***Family Documents***
Birth certificate or adoption certificate
Citizenship papers
Passport
Social Security card
Driver’s license
Marriage certificate
Divorce decree
Child custody or guardianship papers
Military discharge or military ID
Medical records (immunization, prescription information)
Pet records (medical, vaccination, current photo, ID chip numbers)
Financial Paperwork
***Loan documents***
Insurance contracts — life, health, home, auto (if possible, include pictures or videos for insurance claims)
Insurance agent’s name and phone number
Real estate deeds or rental/lease agreements
Titles to property (house, car, boat)
Financial statements (retirement, investments, savings)
***Legal Documents***
Will
Living will
Power of attorney
HIPAA documents
Trust
Name change
Letter of instruction
*Store your most important documents in a secure location.
There are several options to protect the documents listed above. You can store them outside of your home such as in a safety deposit box.
*Make copies of your vital documents and keep them in an easily accessible place in your home.
*In addition to storing your important documents safely out of harm’s way in a secure off-site location, you should make copies you can grab quickly if you need to evacuate. Pack them in a sealed plastic bag to keep the documents dry during evacuation.
And most importantly take pictures of documents & email them to yourself, this way you can access them from any computer-any where
***Be safe***