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Creating a Disaster Plan
- Learn about the natural disasters that could occur in your community.
- Talk with employers and school officials about their emergency response plans.
- Talk with your family about potential emergencies and how to respond to each.
- Plan how your family would stay in contact if you were separated. Identify two meeting places: the first should be a place near your home; the second should be a place away from your neighborhood in case you cannot return home.
- Pick a friend or relative who lives out of the area for family members to call to say they are okay.
- Draw a floor plan of your residence. Mark two escape routes from each room.
- Post emergency telephone numbers by telephones. Teach children how and when to call 911.
- Show responsible persons in your household how and when to shut-off water, gas and electricity at the main switches.
- Take a first aid and CPR class. See Education and Training to sign up.
- Consider how you would help your neighbors who may need special assistance.
- Make arrangements for your pets. Pets are not allowed in public shelters.
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