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| Being prepared before a disaster strikes is one of the best ways to
make your family and home safer. The Western Massachusetts Medical
Reserve Corps and the public health and planning organizations they
represent want you to be prepared.
We hope the information provided here and the downloadable
Family Emergency
Planning form (PDF format) will be valuable aids to help you be
prepared. |
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Basic Disaster Planning for Families |
Household Disaster Plan
- Exits – Make sure everyone knows multiple, safe ways to exit your
building
- Meeting Place - Decide where your family will meet in the event you
are separated. Have a
back up meeting place away from your home. Make sure everyone knows
the addresses
and telephone numbers of these backup meeting places.
- Communications – Make sure everyone knows the phone number of a long
distance friend or
relative to act as a contact point. Long distance phone lines often
work when local lines are
busy. Make sure everyone knows how to use an email contact.
- Special Needs Planning– Your family may include small children,
seniors, a physically or
mentally handicapped person, non-English speakers, animals, etc.
(Note pets will not be
accepted at most shelters. Keep a Go Bag with leashes, immunization
records, toys and
snacks for your pets with a list of shelters or friends that have
agreed to keep pets.)
- Emergency Plans – Write down your plans. Include how to turn off
your water, gas, furnace,
and electricity. Make a copy for everyone in your family, including
your relatives and
friends. Post a copy in your house.
- Community Emergency Plans – Ask to see a copy of your schools’,
workplaces’, and
community’s Emergency Plans. Be familiar with the emergency
information procedures.
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Click here to download this
information in PDF format. |
Go Bag with ID tag |
Emergency Supplies |
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