An important, and often overlooked part of emergency planning is maintaining and protecting personal records and documents.

Your personal records are of vital importance. They represent your history of personal finances, health, property ownership, family memories, and even legal status. Once lose, they could take years to reconstruct.

As Walnut Residents know all too well, a disaster may happen at any time. Your responsibilities are to help your family evacuate as quickly and safety as possible. There simply may not be time to collect personal records and belongings.

Therefore, every effort should be made to safeguard these records from loss BEFORE a sudden disaster strikes.

Automobile Registration

Automobile title

Bank books

Birth certificates

Citizenship papers

Credit cards

Driver's license

Income tax records

Insurance policies

Marriage records

Medical records

Military records

Passport

Prepaid burial contracts

Pet registrations

Social Security cards

Stocks and bonds

Titles to deeds

Warranties

Wills