The FAMILY PLAN

corvo · 09-11-2008, 12:20 PM

The FAMILY PLAN
Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Prepare your family to the emergency with a calm discussion.
Decide what to do with pets
Emergency Training
Do a practical training of the emergency.
Simulate the different scenarios.

LOCAL Emergency C 1-4
Know your home's vulnerability to physical attacks, storm surge, flooding and wind.
Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each local hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.

Escape routes C 5 +
Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet with the community. These should be measured in tens of Km rather than hundreds of Km.
Make sure that you have alternate travel options for evacuation in the event of a pandemic and panic.
Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate.

Communication
Use a radio (see below). Remember to replace its battery every 6 months. Even better use a man power system.
Have an out-of-state friend as a family con
tact, so all your community have a single point of contact.
Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your community know how and when to call emergency.

Legals
Make sure that your identification papers (including photos) are up to date so that you do not have problems at checkpoints. Make extra photos.
Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance.
Consider getting a passport.
Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a Disaster Supply Kit.

09-11-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
corvo Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 61	The FAMILY PLAN The FAMILY PLAN Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Prepare your family to the emergency with a calm discussion. Decide what to do with pets Emergency Training Do a practical training of the emergency. Simulate the different scenarios. LOCAL Emergency C 1-4 Know your home's vulnerability to physical attacks, storm surge, flooding and wind. Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each local hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community. Escape routes C 5 + Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet with the community. These should be measured in tens of Km rather than hundreds of Km. Make sure that you have alternate travel options for evacuation in the event of a pandemic and panic. Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate. Communication Use a radio (see below). Remember to replace its battery every 6 months. Even better use a man power system. Have an out-of-state friend as a family con tact, so all your community have a single point of contact. Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your community know how and when to call emergency. Legals Make sure that your identification papers (including photos) are up to date so that you do not have problems at checkpoints. Make extra photos. Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance. Consider getting a passport. Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a Disaster Supply Kit.