Natural Disaster Readiness

One guide per hazard, each built around what actually fails and in what order. Every kit shares a core: backup power, light, water, first aid, documents, and a car that starts. The hazard changes what you add.

Start here: build your kit in 30 seconds, then read the guide for your biggest risk.

This winter: El Niño 2026-27

NOAA forecasts a very strong El Niño with the wet signal strongest from Santa Barbara south, peaking January to March 2027. If you are in Southern California, this is the one to read first.

• El Niño 2026-27: Preparing Southern California for Floods, Mudslides and Outages
• Flood Preparedness: The Home Kit and the Two Car Rules

By hazard

• Earthquake Kit: From Under the Bed to the Car
• Wildfire Evacuation Go-Bag: The Five-Minute Kit
• Hurricane Kit: Surviving the Two Weeks After Landfall
• Power Outage Kit: From 72 Hours to Two Weeks
• Winter Storm Car Kit: Stay Warm, Get Unstuck, Be Seen

The core every kit shares

• 72-Hour Emergency Kit Checklist
• How to Build a Bug-Out Bag
• First Aid Kit Essentials
• How to Signal for Help

The gear that shows up in every guide

Backup power is item one in every 2026 preparedness list, ahead of water. POD X XTREME jump starter (phones for days, starts the car) · Star Power 600 (medical devices, router, Starlink) · Bat Beam headlamp · Ultimate Emergency Survival Kit · Dry bag for documents · LED flares

All survival kits · Jump starters · Backup and off-grid power

Every POD X product carries a 3-year warranty with free registration. These guides are general preparedness information; follow NWS, NHC, and your county emergency management first.