Since my Mother and I live together, this poses a different challenge. My Mother does not keep her things in one place. I end up looking for her stuff whenever she feels she lost them. There were instances where I asked her if a fire does happen and if she knows what things she must save. I won’t worry about her medical records because she has a personal relationship with her internist. He would have a record of her medical history. I would save her medicines though because she does buy them in bulk. It will get expensive when replacing it. 

 If you have been to our house, you will notice it is between two buildings. The gate is close to one side of the building. An earthquake is also something we have thought about.

In the Philippines, floods happen almost every year, multiple times. The things we thought have value will amount to nothing when your family's lives are on the line. The most important thing is to heed warnings and act on them as early as possible. This way damages are not that costly and permanent.