Alert Program
Prepare for Disasters
September is DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Month See the information bwlow from our club's plan. There are a lot of other sources of information on the subject available in the club's plan and on the web.
SIMPLE FAMILY DISASTER PLAN
. Keep copies in all vehicles, with neighbors, and in possession of all family members and out-of-town contacts
. Review this information periodically with family members, family contacts, and neighbors
. Update when needed
. Directions to locations are useful because people forget things like that in a crisis. Also, someone may need to
meet you there (for example, to bring you a family member who could not join you initially when you evacuated.
1.
Names and Contact information:
FOR EACH
PERSON:
ž All phones, email addresses, and
home and work addresses.
ž Where is the person (or pet) likely
to be?
ž Key Medical Information: note
specific conditions, allergies, and medications; include names and phones for
key physicians, veterinarian, etc.
2. Out of town contacts: (have at least two; try to
have in more than one region)
ž FOR EACH:
name, relationship to you, phones, email addresses, and home and work
addresses.
3.
Meeting places
September is DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Month See the information bwlow from our club's plan. There are a lot of other sources of information on the subject available in the club's plan and on the web.
SIMPLE FAMILY DISASTER PLAN
. Keep copies in all vehicles, with neighbors, and in possession of all family members and out-of-town contacts
. Review this information periodically with family members, family contacts, and neighbors
. Update when needed
. Directions to locations are useful because people forget things like that in a crisis. Also, someone may need to
meet you there (for example, to bring you a family member who could not join you initially when you evacuated.
1.
Names and Contact information:
FOR EACH
PERSON:
ž All phones, email addresses, and
home and work addresses.
ž Where is the person (or pet) likely
to be?
ž Key Medical Information: note
specific conditions, allergies, and medications; include names and phones for
key physicians, veterinarian, etc.
2. Out of town contacts: (have at least two; try to
have in more than one region)
ž FOR EACH:
name, relationship to you, phones, email addresses, and home and work
addresses.
3.
Meeting places
- If we are at home:
[in the neighborhood] - Local Daytime:
[central location away from likely metropolitan hazard] Name and address of
location, phone at location, and directions how to get
there - Out of town: Name, address, phones, and directions
how to get there [consider likely evacuation route when choosing this location;
check with your likely host!]
- Extra
water and food – describe container and location - Additional supplies (example, generator and fuel,
automotive needs, plastic sheeting & duct tape, tools, extra clothing, etc. –
describe item, container, and location