Donate

Step 4: Get packing

Use our checklists to create Survive and Recover kits ahead of time and help to reduce stress in a disaster.

Pack a survival kit

In an emergency, you often don’t have time to think, let alone pack. By packing a survival kit in advance, you can save yourself a lot of time and stress.

Packing checklist

Download our Get Packing checklist

Build your survival kit with our handy emergency checklist
Download
Get Packing emergency kit checklist (PDF - 0.11 Mb)
A printable pdf checklist with extra tips and instructions.

Pack a recovery kit

Identify and pack things that will help you re-establish your life if you lose everything. Copies of important documents to help identify yourself and personal items that hold special meaning to you and your loved ones.

Recovery checklist

Just in time: Imminent Disaster Emergency Ready resource

Prepare for an imminent disaster threatening your household or community.
Download
Just in Time imminent disaster emergency ready resource (PDF - 0.24 Mb)
A printable pdf checklist with extra tips and instructions.
Create your Emergency Plan with our template
Create your Emergency Plan with our template
Download
Keep your plan close with our Get Prepared app
Keep your plan close with our Get Prepared app
Learn more
Build a survival kit with our checklist
Build a survival kit with our checklist
Download

Australian Red Cross acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, their ancestors and Elders, past and present.

Learn about our Reconciliation Action Plan and how we can all make reconciliation real.

This website may contain the images, voices or names of people who have passed away.

About
Resources
More
Australian Red Cross is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the national regulator of charities. Learn more at acnc.gov.auAustralian Red Cross was named Australia’s Most Trusted Charity 2025, highlighting the ongoing impact of its mission and the deep trust Australians place in the organisation.

© Australian Red Cross 2026. ABN 50 169 561 394