Emergency Preparedness at Home
Do you know how to get your family prepared for an emergency? Do you know where to take information that is of vital consequence to your families survival?
One of the first things one should do is to contact entities such as the American Red Cross and any other offices in your area to get educated as to the type of natural and/or man made disasters that can possibly suggest itself in your area of the country. Question for any and all printed material that you can take to educate yourself. Educate yourself as to what if any warning systems are in place in your town and what is it that you need to do when those warning signal go off? What are you supposed to do with your family pets if you have any? Where are they supposed to go if anywhere? There is a distinct possibility that animals may not be allowed in emergency shelters for the health concerns of others! What if there are elderly in your household? How are you going to care for and transport them if an emergency occurs? Do you have ample medicines and supplies for them? Again call the school district in your area to find out what emergency preparedness plot of action they have. Find out if your workplace has an Emergency Action Plot in place. All of these things will help to make you more prepared and capable of timely reaction in the event of a crisis.
Armed with the knowledge obtained from the American Red Cross and other emergency related departments contacted in your area it is going to be time to place an emergency disaster plot together. Sit down with your family and give reasons for why this meeting is being held. Inform them of the need to know about what kind of natural and man made disasters can place your family into a crisis situation. Write out a plot on paper and delegate certain responsibilities to each member of your family unit. Be a team! Give reasons for the particular crisis that can suggest itself and what to do in each case. I know it seems simple but make sure that all knows every other members phone numbers and the address in which you reside. If you have a friend or family member that is from out of state contact them and question if you can use them as an out of state contact for your family in cases of emergency. Discuss evacuation options with your family and choose one that fits your families needs. Make sure your family can operate as a smooth effective informed and well qualified unit is tantamount to being prepared for any crisis situation or emergency that can suggest itself . Be prepared!
Emergency Preparedness Basic Checklist
Do you have a basic emergency/crisis to do checklist? If you don’t it is time to get together with your family and make one and make sure your entire family unit memorizes it and utilizes it in times of emergency.
1. Make sure that all emergency numbers are posted/located near your phones. (fire dept., police dept., ambulance/sickbay )
2. All in the house should know when and how to contact 911 for help with a crisis situation.
3. Teach all in the household the location and how to turn of the power and gas, water and all main switches to the house.
4. Review your indemnity policies with your agent. Make sure that you have proper coverages.
5. Have enough fire extinguishers in the house and make sure all knows how to use them.
6. Make sure that there are enough smoke detectors in the home and that the batteries are excellent .
7. Inspect your home and look for anything that could be considered a hazard and right it.
8. Make sure that you have ample emergency supplies and an emergency preparedness kit.
9. A excellent thought for the entire family and something that can be done together is an American Red Cross first aid/CPR course.
10. Make sure that all in the house knows the best routes of getting away from from the house.
11. For every kind of emergency or disaster make sure that all in the house knows the safest places in the home for each type of emergency situation.
Author: Cody Jarret
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