Take a look at
http://www.sanmateocert.org/disaster_prep.htm
which has links to materials for home-preparedness. I took the course and find the materials very helpful, especially the CERT handbook, a 2.1MB .pdf file. I'd suggest downloading it and reading it on your computer for a sample of how helpful the other materials are (supplies checklist; helping seniors, children, and the disabled; helping pets, etc.).

If you haven't taken a CERT (acronyms vary) training course in your neighborhood, I recommend it highly.