Emergency Kit Plan
Printable emergency kit checklist: Queensland
Queensland advice: at least 5 days.
Printed on
Check again on
At home
Water
10 litres for each person, as a total
The source says this water is for drinking.
- People in your home
- Days
- Total to keep
- 1.5 litre bottles
- 10 litre containers
- 20 litre containers
Food
3 meals a day for each adult and child. This count is ours, not official advice.
Tins
- Baked beans
- Soup
- Tinned fish
- Tinned meat
- Tinned vegetables
- Tinned fruit
Packets and jars
- Crackers or oatcakes
- Peanut butter
- Breakfast cereal
- Long-life milk
- Dried fruit and nuts
- Cereal bars
Needs heat or boiled water
- Rice, pasta or noodles
- Porridge oats
Count these only if you can cook without mains power.
Light and warmth
- Torch
- Spare batteries for at least five (5) days use
- Spare clothes
- Bedding – sleeping bags or warm blankets, camping mattress
News and contact
- Mobile phone and chargers
- Power bank
- Battery powered radio – with spare batteries for at least five (5) days use
- Emergency whistle
Health and hygiene
- Rubbish bags
- First aid kit
- Face masks
- Spare glasses and hearing aid batteries
- Essential medication – a week’s supply
- Essential toiletries
Papers and money
- Important documents – paper copies or scans saved to a USB
- Spare cash – in case payment systems are down
Tools and cooking
- Gas powered stove – with spare canister
- Cooking and kitchen equipment
- Can opener
- Thick work gloves and disposable rubber gloves
- Wrench, pliers, screwdriver
- Tarpaulin and ropes
- Safety knife
- Things to keep you and the kids entertained
Baby
If you have a baby
- Baby formulas and a bottle
- Nappies and wipes for at least five (5) days
Pets
If you have pets
- Dry pet food and feeding bowls
- Water for your pets
Numbers to call
Official lists used: Queensland Government, Get Ready Queensland, Emergency Kit Checklist (2026), read 12 November 2026.Emergency Kit Plan
Emergency Kit Plan
Queensland
Grab bag
Grab bag
A grab bag is for when you have to leave home in a hurry. If you have more time to leave, you can use your home kit.
The Queensland checklist we use has no grab bag list. This one is from Ireland's booklet: Government of Ireland, Office of Emergency Planning (Department of Defence), Be Emergency Ready: information and advice in case of emergencies, read 12 November 2026.
Queensland's web page has a list of its own for leaving home. Queensland Government, Get Ready Queensland, Emergency kit (web page), read 12 November 2026.
- Medication and hygiene items
- Warm and waterproof clothing
- Your mobile phone and charger
- Personal identification and key documents
- Cash and debit or credit cards, if possible
Check again on
Numbers to call
Official lists used: Queensland Government, Get Ready Queensland, Emergency Kit Checklist (2026), read 12 November 2026.Emergency Kit Plan