Emergency Binder
Ever get asked in all the times you have moved looking for a document and you swear you put it in a "safe spot"? Or forgotten which zip code you live in? US TOO!! Add in a high stress time, and you will not find that document.
Coast Guard families are stationed all over the country. We see snowstorms, hurricanes, Nor'easters, tornadoes, flooding and this isn’t even talking about personal emergencies, heaven forbid. Keeping and emergency binder is an important aspect of being prepared. It is the who’s who of your family. It has every pertinent document and plan needed to move in an emergency.
We keep copies of all of these documents in a secondary location to ensure that if something does happen where we are unable to grab, we have someone to hold onto it. We have it at our inlaws’ safe as well as ours. And in an emergency, we just grab the binder from the safe and drop into our go box, which can be found here.
Grab a 2 inch binder or folder to place all of the below documents.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS:
Current image of family members
Child ID kit, if applicable
Birth Certificates
Social Security Cards
Passports
Drivers License
Immunization Records
Diplomas
Religious documentation
Medical documents
MILITARY DOCUMENTS/ JOB DOCUMENTS:
Certificates
Medical Documents
Enlistment Documents
Award write-ups
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
Mortgage account information
Bank account information, including debit card numbers
Credit card account information, including card numbers
3 Years Income Tax Records
Property Tax Statements
Investment Documents
Stocks Certificate
Bonds
401k, mutual funds, TSP summaries
Pension Plan information
Certificate of Deposits
Credit Reports
PROPERTY DOCUMENTS
Keys – Home, Cars, Safes, Business, Mailbox, etc..
Titles
Deeds
Appraisals
Inventory list
Utility Bill for proof of residency
Address history documents
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Marriage certificates
Divorce records
Prenuptial/ Post nuptial
Child custody agreements
Adoption Papers
Will
Trust and amendments
Contact information involved within the Will
Living Will
Power of Attorney
INSURANCE
ID cards
Policy summary
Vehicle Registration documents
Homeowners Registration documents
OTHER
Photos (Including CDs)
Recent and Old photos printed
Cash
Maps of local area
