Emergency Preparedness

We hope the information provided here and the downloadable Family Emergency Planning form (PDF format) will be valuable aids to help you be prepared in an emergency.

Emergency Planning and Preparation Resources

• Western Region Homeland Security Council
• Avian and pandemic flu information
• Ready America
• A compendium of web references - medical and emergency management
  resources (74 pages, PDF format)

Emergency Preparedness Information - Documents available to download

Emergency Preparedness Resources in other than English languages.
Emergency Preparedness Materials in various.languages.doc

Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises

A publication of the Center for Health Policy | Columbia University School of Nursing


PHEmergencyExerciseToolkit.pdf

Basic Disaster Planning for Families

Emergency Supplies – What to have in your Home

• One gallon of drinking water per person per day for three days
• Ready-to-eat dry and canned foods with a manual can opener for at least a week
• First Aid Kit, medicines and prescriptions to last at least a week
• ABC Fire Extinguishers, smoke detectors
• Flashlights, battery operated radios and extra batteries, candles, matches
• Plastic sheets, duct tape, matches, candles and other supplies and tools
• Personal products like soap, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.
• Fill your bathtub before the water goes off. Use water from toilet tanks and hot water tanks if needed.
• Consider a generator or other emergency power supply
  THIS REQUIRES THE HELP OF A PROFESSIONAL
• Consider sources of back-up heat.
  WOOD STOVES AND OTHER HEATING APPLIANCES REQUIRE PERMITS.
• Iodine tablets or one quart of unscented bleach and an eyedropper (for disinfecting water if directed to do so by the Health Department.- 2-4 drops per quart clear water, stir and let stand 30 minutes. Should smell like bleach.)