Emergency Preparedness
Are you Prepared?

One of the most important aspects of emergency response is being prepared. As a member of a family, individuals have to plan for their families and themselves first. If you’re at work, what would you need if you’re unable to return home? What do your family members need to take care of themselves? If you have pets, you must also think of their care.

Here are some suggestions for your preparedness tool kit:

What you can do:
• Safety Training
• Staying Connected

1. Make an emergency supply kit (keep one in your car, as well as at home) including:

    • WATER — minimum one gallon of water per day for drinking and sanitation
    • FOOD — store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
    • EMERGENCY SUPPLIES — including flashlight, battery powered radio, extra batteries, first aid kit, map of the area and whistle to signal for help
    • CLOTHING AND BEDDING — at least one complete change of warm clothing, a sleeping bag or warm blanket
    • TOOLS — such as fire extinguisher, utility knife, matches in a waterproof container, paper, pencil, paper towels and cash or traveler’s checks
    • SANITATION SUPPLIES — such as toilet paper, towelettes, feminine supplies, garbage bags, disinfectant
    • IMPORTANT FAMILY DOCUMENTS
    • MEDICATIONS — anything needed on a regular basis

2. Create a family emergency plan — when an incident occurs, your family may be apart. How will you contact one another? It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so have an out-of-state contact who can relay messages. If you have school-age children, what are their schools’ emergency plans? Same with elderly parents in care facilities.

3. Decide when to stay or go. Local authorities may not be immediately able to provide information on what is happening and what you should do. If told to evacuate, do so immediately.

• Why Disaster Planning?
• Questions to Help you Plan
• Are you Prepared?
• The Crisis Happens

For further details, please check the following Web site: http://www.fullerton.edu/emergencypreparedness.

 

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