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Find out
what could
happen to you
and your family
-
Educate
Yourself
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Contact
your
local
emergency
management
office;
be
prepared
to take
notes.
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Ask what
types of
disasters
are most
likely
to
happen.
Request
information
on how
to
prepare
for
each.
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Learn
about
your
community's
warning
signals:
what
they
sound
like and
what you
should
do when
you hear
them.
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Ask
about
animal
care
after
disaster.
Animals
may not
be
allowed
inside
emergency
shelters
due to
health
regulations.
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Find out
how to
help
elderly
or
disabled
persons,
if
needed.
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Next,
find out
about
the
disaster
plans at
your
workplace,
your
children's
school
or
daycare
center
and
other
places
where
your
family
spends
time.
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Create a
Disaster
Plan
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Meet
with
your
family
and
discuss
why you
need to
prepare
for
disaster.
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Explain
the
dangers
of fire,
severe
weather
and
other
hazards
to
children.
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Plan to
share
responsibilities
and work
together
as a
team.
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Discuss
the
types of
disasters
that are
most
likely
to
happen.
Explain
what to
do in
each
case.
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Pick two
places
to meet.
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Ask an
out-of-state
friend
to be
your
"family
contact."
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Discuss
what to
do in an
evacuation.
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Plan how
to take
care of
your
pets.
-
Make
emergency
preparations
-
Post
emergency
telephone
numbers
by
phones
(fire,
police,
ambulance,
etc.).
-
Teach
children
how and
when to
call 911
for
emergency
help.
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Show
each
family
member
how and
when to
turn off
the
water,
gas and
electricity
at the
main
switches.
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Check if
you have
adequate
insurance
coverage.
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Teach
each
family
member
how to
use the
fire
extinguisher
(ABC
type),
and show
them
where
it's
kept.
-
Install
smoke
detectors
on each
level of
your
home,
especially
near
bedrooms.
-
Conduct
a home
hazard
hunt.
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Stock
emergency
supplies
and
assemble
a
Disaster
Supplies
Kit.
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Take a
first
aid and
CPR
class.
-
Determine
the best
escape
routes
from
your
home.
Find two
ways out
of each
room.
-
Find the
safe
spots in
your
home for
each
type of
disaster.
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Practice and
maintain
your plan
-
Quiz
your
kids
every
six
months
so they
remember
what to
do.
-
Conduct
fire and
emergency
evacuation
drills.
-
Replace
stored
water
every
three
months
and
stored
food
every
six
months.
-
Test and
recharge
your
fire
extinguisher(s)
according
to
manufacturer's
instructions.
-
Test
your
smoke
detectors
monthly
and
change
the
batteries
at least
twice a
year.
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