An often overlooked task in disaster preparedness in Georgia, but one that is still incredibly important, is keeping all of your important documents organized. You should create an emergency binder that holds together all of your important documents.
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What exactly should you keep in this binder? You should store things such as marriage certificates, birth certificates, social security cards, your homeowner’s insurance information, your car insurance information, passports and more here. This way, if you need to evacuate your house, you can simply grab the binder and be on your way instead of wasting time looking for these documents in separate locations. It’s going to be an incredibly pain if something does happen to your home and these documents are damaged, destroyed or missing.
This may seem a little paranoid, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. And besides, can you remember any of your insurance information off the top of your head? Probably not. You may even want to add information about local electricians and plumbers to the binder as well.
Keep all of your important documents in one emergency binder. For more tips on disaster preparedness in Georgia, be sure to contact us at Parker Young today.