Family Emergency Plan

Discuss What Your Family Should Do for Each Type of Disaster

• Find the safe areas in your home to take shelter
• Determine the best escape routes from your home and find two ways out of each room
• Pick places to meet - choose a location outside your house in case of household emergency, such as a fire, and one outside your neighborhood in case you can not return to your house
• Pick local and out-of-town family check-in points for everyone to call if your family gets separated
• Make sure everyone knows the phone numbers
• Discuss what to do in an emergency
• Stock emergency supplies. You should assemble enough supplies to support your needs for three days

Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit in Case of Evacuation

• Battery powered radio
• Battery-operated tone-alert weather radio
• Blankets/sleeping bags
• Can opener
• Cash/credit cards
• Change of clothes/footwear
• Extra batteries
• Extra pair of glasses
• Extra set of car keys
• First aid kit
• Flashlight
• Packaged or canned food
• Prescription medications
• Water

Prepare an Emergency Car Kit

• Battery-powered radio
• Blanket
• Booster cable
• Bottled water
• Extra batteries
• Fire extinguisher
• First aid kit
• Flashlight
• Maps
• Non-perishable high-energy foods
• Tire repair kit/pump

Install Safety Features in Your Home

• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke detectors

Practice & Maintain Your Plan

• Conduct fire and emergency evacuation drills annually
• Replace stored water every three months and food every six months
• Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to manufacture's instructions
• Test your smoke detector once a month and replace the batteries twice a year; it is suggested the batteries be replaced in the fall and spring
• During emergencies, information will be disseminated through Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram.)