Winter Car Kit
Keep the following items in your car:
- Flashlights with extra batteries and bulb
- First aid kit with pocket knife
- Necessary medications
- Several blankets
- Sleeping bags
- Extra newspapers for insulation
- Plastic bags for sanitation
- Matches
- Extra set of mittens, socks, and a wool cap
- Rain gear and extra clothes
- Small sack of sand for generating traction under wheels
- Small shovel
- Small tools (pliers, wrench, screwdriver)
- Booster cables
- Set of tire chains or traction mats
- Cards, games, and puzzles
- Brightly colored cloth to use as a flag from your antenna
- Brightly colored large cloth to put out in the snow to attract
attention
- Canned fruits and nuts
- Nonelectric can opener
- Bottled water
- Change to make a phone call
Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management
Division