Residents urged to pack 'financial grab 'n' go' during wildfire season

SAN DIEGO — Every year as the Santa Ana winds kick up, local residents make mental notes of the things they’d take with them if a fire was headed their way. Sometimes they even put a few things by the front door – photos, jewelry, baby books.

Identification, property records and health insurance cards are a few of the things that should be packed away in an easy-to-carry, easy-to-access “financial grab ‘n’ go box,” and they’re crucial to the homeowners’ recovery should they lose their property, the county’s consumer expert says.

“These are records that would be necessary to establish your iden...