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Family Disaster Plan

  • Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home's vulnerability to tornado, flooding and wind.
  • Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each storm hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.
  • Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet (Rally Points); including a child's school, a neighbor or a public place.
  • Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact, so all your family members have a single point of contact. Have at least 2 ways of contact; e-mail, phone, etc.
  • Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate.
  • Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.
  • Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance.
  • Stock non-perishable emergency supplies and a DISASTER SUPPLY KIT.
  • Use a NOAA all-harards radio (formerly known as a NOAA weather radio). Remember to replace its battery every 6 months, as you do with your smoke detectors.
  • Take First Aid, CPR and disaster preparedness classes.
   

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