The rows you leave blank

A row that does not apply stays empty. The file is finished when the true rows are written.

An infant has a feeding line on sheet 1. Write the method this house already uses. An older adult has a needs line, and a person with a key on sheet 4. A communication need is written so a responder can see it. A diagnosis stays off the roster unless a clinician says a responder must see it.

A powered device gets one block on sheet 6. How long a backup lasts, whether a short stop causes harm, where extra supplies are, the temperature, a manual backup, and who has been told. Those answers come from the clinician and the manufacturer. A generator, if the house already has one, stays outside and away from the home. Never run one indoors or in a garage, and never tie it into the house wiring. A utility list is a request. It does not mean the power stays on.

Medicines are copied from the label onto sheet 5. The day-count stays blank. Ready.gov says several days and does not define the number. A CDC disability kit page says at least one week. One Red Cross page says 7 days, and another says one month. A pharmacist or clinician writes the number for this house. State refill rules differ. Learn your own state’s rule.

A pet and a service animal are separate lines on sheet 7. The pet’s destination is a place that accepts pets, written in advance. Public shelters generally accept service animals, and many do not allow pets. This file cannot promise a bed for either.

An apartment stores water in a closet a person can reach. A second property is not the plan. A tight budget stops at pass A or pass B on sheet 10. Cash is a number this house chooses. No official dollar figure is printed. A house with no car still has a leave-line on the reunion sheet. A workplace kit, when someone goes to work, covers at least 24 hours. That place is on sheet 9.