Anyone residing in an urban area would be well served by keeping a small emergency rations pack and a full tank of gas ready at all times”
You better know your escape route, also, and stay off the main interstates. If you have friends who you can trust and who trust you that are living rural, you might have a place to go to and to bunker down at.
Why stay off the interstates? I ask because my daughter-in-law and grandson might have to make a very long drive to get to us, if things get dangerous in her city. Son works in “security”, and will probably have to stay put.
She is a wonderful person, but English is her second language, and she might have difficulty dealing with maps, side roads, and a baby in the car.