APPENDIX D
Ten Items to Include in Family Disaster Plan
- Secure your home and take precautionary steps to eliminate hazards.
- Keep fresh first aid kits and get family members trained in CPR.
- Identify family meeting places and an outside family member or friend as a central contact.
- Maintain a supply of fresh drinking water.
- Maintain a supply of non-perishable foods.
- Have emergency supplies ready (battery operated radio, first aid kit, toiletries, filtered masks, medicines).
- Develop and share an emergency evacuation plan.
- Store an emergency kit in your vehicle in the event of a disaster or being stranded in your vehicle.
- Ask about and understand the procedures in the disaster plan at your work and at your children’s school.
- Keep you family disaster plan up to date and practice the steps in your plan so your family members understand what to do when disaster strikes.
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