The Household Count
Tape this where you open the fridge.
Use the same names and the same meeting places on the fridge card and the wallet card. Do not keep a second list.
Fridge card
Out-of-town contact
Phone
Neighborhood place
Outside the home
Outside the neighborhood
Out of town
Three-day gallons
Stored
911
Wallet card
Out-of-town contact
Phone
Neighborhood place
Outside the home
Outside the neighborhood
Out of town
Three-day gallons
911
While the power is out
- An unopened refrigerator keeps food cold for about four hours. Refrigerated food should be safe if the outage was no longer than that.
- Throw out perishable food — meat, poultry, fish, eggs, leftovers — that has been above 40°F for two hours or more.
- A generator stays outside and away from the house. Never run one indoors or in a garage, and never tie it into the house wiring.
Write the date when you do it
Six-month water check
Six-month kit check
Yearly rethink
Practice walk
Food times: Ready.gov food page, 12 March 2026. Generator: Ready.gov evacuation page, 20 March 2026. This card is general education. It is not medical advice and not an official FEMA or Red Cross publication. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911. Follow local officials. The paid workbook is not on sale.