Safeguard Critical Documents and Valuables
A FEMA checklist of the IDs, financial, legal and medical records, contacts and keepsakes to gather before a disaster, plus how to store paper and electronic copies safely. For households getting ready for evacuation or recovery.
Source: FEMA. Not endorsed by FEMA or the U.S. Government.
Last checked against the source 2 October 2026
How to use this document
Who it's for: households getting ready to evacuate, or to recover after a disaster.
How to read it: Most of it is a checklist to tick, in five groups: household identification, financial and legal documentation, medical information, emergency contacts, and valuables and priceless personal items. Protect your documents and valuables then covers paper copies, electronic copies and moving belongings out of harm's way.
Read alongside: Document and Insure Your Property · Build a Kit
What's in it
- Household Identification
- Financial and Legal Documentation
- Medical Information
- Valuables and Priceless Personal Items
- Protect Your Documents and Valuables
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