Your PLAN should include the following items:


  1. •     A quick and short EVACUATION ACTION CHECKLIST (see Tools below)

  2. •     A quick and short FLOOD ACTION CHECKLIST (see Tools below)

  3. •Three locations to meet – one immediately outside your home in case of a sudden emergency like a house fire, one nearby (a neighbor’s or friend’s house) and one outside of your neighborhood if you can’t return home.

  4. •An out-of-state family member or friend to be your “family contact.” All family members should try to call this person after a disaster to tell them where they are.  Everyone must know this contact’s phone number (keep it on a slip of paper in your purse or wallet.)

  5. •A plan for animal care if you have pets.  Animals may not be allowed inside of emergency shelters due to health regards.  The Marin County Humane Society will try to assist, but this may not be feasible in some cases.

  6. •An understanding of the 2-3 most direct routes out of your section of town.

  7. •An understanding of any steps, lanes or paths that might shorten your route if forced to flee on foot. (see here)

  8. •An understanding of the evacuation procedures of your child’s school.  If you have children in school in an affected area, do not try to pick them up, as the school will have their own evacuation procedures, and it will include a special pickup process.

  9. •    An understanding of the  for your children if you are at work and cannot return quickly.


IT’S EASY!  JUST PRINT AND COMPLETE ONE OF THE FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN FORMS BELOW!

 

When disaster strikes, you will not have time (or be in the state of mind) to try to figure out what you need to do.  You need to PLAN NOW so that you have the ability to safely respond to the disaster.  This plan need not be complex, but it does need to be written, shared with members of your household and relations (near and far), and discussed and updated periodically.

It’s your choice:  PLAN or PANIC?