Home & Family Safety
Critical Documents & Family Vault
Organize, protect, and back up the records your family needs to recover after a disaster.
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Lesson 1 of 2
The Document Checklist
7 min · Identity, property, medical, financial, legal.
Identity: birth certificates, passports, Social Security cards, marriage and custody records.
Property: deeds, titles, insurance policies, and a photo or video inventory of every room.
Medical and legal: prescriptions, immunization records, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.
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3 Steps to Prepare Your Finances for Disasters
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Digital Copies of Important Documents
Source: FEMA
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Final Assessment
Score 80% or higher to pass and earn your certificate. Finish every lesson first for the best result.
1. What makes an insurance claim go faster after a loss?
2. How many copies of critical documents should exist?
3. How often should the document set be reviewed?