Call your Emergency Management Office or
American Red Cross Chapter.
Find out which disasters
could occur in your area.
Ask how to prepare for
each disaster.
Ask how you would be
warned of an emergency.
Learn your community’s
evacuation routes.
Ask about special
assistance for elderly or disabled
persons.
ALSO
Ask your workplace about
emergency plans.
Learn about emergency
plans for your children’s school or
day care center.
Create an Emergency Plan
Meet with household
members. Discuss with children the
dangers of fire, severe weather,
earthquakes and other emergencies.
Discuss how to respond to
each disaster that could occur.
Discuss what to do about
power outages and personal injuries.
Draw a floor plan of your
home. Mark two escape routes from each
room.
Learn how to turn off the
water, gas and electricity at main
switches.
Post emergency telephone
numbers near phones.
Teach children how and
when to call 911, police and fire.
Instruct household
members to turn on the radio for
emergency information.
Pick one out-of-state and
one local friend or relative for family
members to call if separated by disaster
(it is often easier to call out-of-state
than within the effected area).
Teach children how to
make long distance telephone calls.
Pick two meeting places.
A place near your home in case of
fire.
A place outside your neighborhood
in case you cannot return home after
a disaster.
Take a basic first aid
and CPR class.
Keep family records in a
water and fire-proof container.
Prepare a Disaster Supplies Kit.
Assemble supplies you might need in an
evacuation. Store them in an easy-to-carry
container such as a backpack or duffel bag.
Include:
A supply of water (one
gallon per person per day). Store water
in sealed, unbreakable containers.
Identify the storage date and replace
every six months.
A supply of
non-perishable packaged or canned food
and a non-electric can opener.
A change of clothing,
rain gear and sturdy shoes.
Blankets or sleeping
bags.
A first aid kit and
prescription medications.
An extra pair of eye
glasses.
A battery-powered radio,
flashlight and plenty of extra
batteries.
Credit cards and cash.
An extra set of car keys.
A list of family
physicians.
A list of important
family information; the style and serial
number of medical devices such as
pacemakers.
Special items for
infants, elderly or disabled family
members.
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