Here is a list of items all residents and businesses should have available: 

• Flashlight and extra batteries. 
• Battery-powered portable radio to receive emergency information. Have extra batteries. The radio will allow you to listen to weather forecasts, information, and other emergency broadcasts by local authorities.
• One week supply of food. High energy food, such as dried fruit or candy, and food requiring no cooking or refrigeration is best. Also stock an emergency supply of water. 
• Extra medicine and baby items. 
• First-aid supplies. 
• Extra blankets and sleeping bags.
• Fire extinguisher and smoke detector. Test units regularly to ensure they are working properly.
• Heating fuel. Fuel carriers may not reach you for days after a severe winter storm.  Since most furnaces are controlled by electric thermostats, have available some kind of emergency heating equipment and fuel so you can keep at least one room of your house warm enough to be livable, should you experience a power failure. Never operate a generator indoors.
• Common examples of emergency heating equipment are camp stoves, kerosene heaters, or a supply of wood if you have a fireplace or woodstove. Learn to use equipment properly to prevent a fire or asphyxiation. Have proper ventilation. If necessary, conserve fuel by keeping the house cooler than usual, or by "closing off” some rooms temporarily. 
• If you operate a farm:
• Move animals to sheltered areas. Shelter belts, properly laid out and oriented, are better protection for cattle than confining shelters, such as sheds. 
• Haul extra feed to nearby feeding areas 
• Have a water supply available. Most animal deaths in winter storms are from dehydration.