Maybe this is a good time to remind people to have an occasional emergency drill at home. Make a list of your important possessions you'd want to take with you. Make a backpack or suitcase you can grab quickly with a change or two of clothes. Take photographs or a video of your home - that really helped me out to prove ownership and value after the Northridge Earthquake. Have emergency supplies of food - canned goods etc. And bottled water - a gallon per person per day for a week, flashlights, batteries, a radio. Don't forget crates and dog/cat supplies and food. Keep your cellphone charged - it might work if the power goes out. Never let your car's gas tank get so empty you couldn't go to a safer area.

Its' pretty stressful when you are in the middle of a crisis to remember what to take and where to go.

Be safe everyone.