The Seattle Office of Emergency Management just uploaded a great new brochure (PDF File) and website with a lot of good links.
The standard suggestion was for people to accumulate three days of food, water, any medicines, toothbrush, pet food, stuff to keep yourself entertained (books, a deck of cards, etc...) a radio and some flashlights with batteries. Reality rears its ugly head and that recommendation is now a minimum of two weeks with even more if you live in a rural area.
The good news is that you do not have to do this all at once - when you are grocery shopping, buy a couple extra cans of tuna or beans. If you are buying bulk dry beans or rice, make sure you have enough water to rehydrate them and fuel to cook them - sometimes canned food is best.
Remember, it is not IF, it is WHEN
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