# Go Bag
Is a set of personal disaster supplies that can be easily grabbed if you have to evacuate in case of a natural disaster.
Documents should be kept in a sealed plastic bag.
Your go bag should include:
- Essentials
- Snacks and other nonperishable food
- Bottled water
- Medication and prescriptions
- Emergency cash
- First aid kit with non-latex examination gloves (allergies)
- Dust mask
- Information
- Copies (or originals) of personal documents
- List of emergency contact numbers like friends, family, your embassy
- Road maps
- Tools
- Whistle
- Flashlight
- Lighter
- Knife
- Portable radio and batteries
- Spare eyeglasses or contacts
- Sturdy shoes
- Rain jacket and blankets
- Work gloves
- Toiletries
## Sources
- Southern California Earthquake Center. [Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety](https://www.earthquakecountry.org/sevensteps/).
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government. [Disaster Preparedness Tokyo](https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/bosai/index.html)