Your address book probably has the names and numbers for your family, friends, and coworkers. But your cellphone can store an effectively infinite amount of useful information, even if all it can do is carry address book information.
If your car breaks down on the way back from work, do you have the number for a tow truck or roadside assistance? How about your car dealer or mechanic to let them know you are coming?
If there is an emergency at your child's school and it goes into lockdown or is evacuated, who do you call?
If you are in an accident emergency workers are trained to look in your wallet and cell phone to find out who you are and if you have any medical conditions, are taking medications or have allergies they need to know about. Put this in a contact called In Case of Emergency or ICE to make saving your life easier for them. If your phone can include a picture even better, then they can match faces to information.
The List (you should print this out for the 72 hour kit):
- Name
- Home/Mobile
- Work/School
- Manager/Teacher
- Colleague/Friend
- Medications/Allergies/Vaccinations
- Out of State disaster contact
- Doctor/Pediatrician/Dentist/Pharmacy
- Gas
- Electric
- Water
- Sewer
- Cable
- Telephone
- Mobile Phone
- Internet Service Provider
- Health Insurance Provider
- Car Insurance Provider
- Home/Renters Insurance Provider
- Bank
- Mortgage/Apartment
- Credit Cards
* Local Services
- Memberships (Gym, Library, Video Store, &etc.)
- Locksmith
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Car mechanic or Dealer
- Lawyer
- Towing Service or Road-side assistance
- Taxi service
- Baby sitter
- Pet sitter
- Food Delivery (Pizza, Chinese, &etc.)
* Non-emergency numbers for:
- City Police
- County Sheriff
- State Patrol
- Fire Department
- Ambulance
- Hospital
- Veterinarian
- After Hours Vet Care
- Humane Society
- State Bureau of Investigation
- Utility finding service (usually found in your billing information)
- City Government
- County Government
- State Government
- Federal Government
* Car Insurance Claims Hotline
- Geico: 1-800-861-8380
- Allstate: 1-800-ALLSTATE (1-800-255-7828)
- Nationwide: 1-800-421-3535
- Progressive: 1-800-PROGRESSIVE (1-800-776-4737)
- Liberty Mutual: 1-800-2CLAIMS (1-800-225-2467)
- State Farm: Agent Lookup
- AIG Direct: 1-888-244-6163
- Travelers: 1-800-CLAIM33 (1-800-252-4633)
* Lost or Stolen Credit Card Hotlines
- Visa: 1-800-VISA-911 (1-800-847-2911)
- MasterCard: 1-800-MC-ASSIST (800-622-7747)
- American Express: 1-800-992-3404
- Discover: 1-800-DISCOVER (1-800-347-2683)
- Diners Club: 1-800-2DINERS (1-800-234-6377)
* Airlines Reservations Hotline (Add the frequent flyer info to these contacts)
- American Airlines: 1-800-433-7300
- Continental: 1-800-525-0280
- Delta Airlines: 1-800-221-1212
- JetBlue: 1-800-538-2583
- Northwest Airlines: 1-800-225-2525
- Southwest Airlines: 1-800-435-9792
- Spirit Airlines: 1-800-772-7117
- United Airlines: 1-800-241-6522
- US Airways: 1-800-428-4322
* Information Services
- Free Information Services 411
- Microsoft LiveSearch411 800-255-5411
- TellMe.com 800-555-8355 (555-TELL)
- Google 1- 800-GOOG-411
* Mobile Phone minutes left
- AT&T: *646#
- Sprint: *4
- T-Mobile: #646#
- Verizon: #646
