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EMERGENCY PLANNING TIPS Creating a basic Emergency Plan Having a plan is one of the most important steps you can take in disaster preparedness. Knowing what to do and how to do it can help your family manage disasters with less worry, fear and uncertainty. • Decide what you and your family would do in each potential emergency situation. • Draw a floor plan of your home showing escape routes. • Choose a place away from your neighborhood where family members can meet in case you are separated and cannot return home due to a disaster. • Identify a friend or relative who lives out of the area for family members to contact if you are separated. • Post emergency numbers by every phone and teach children how and when to dial 911. • Know how to shut off the water, gas and electricity at the main switches in your home. • Plan how to help elderly or disabled neighbors in a disaster. • Check that your insurance policies are up-to-date and provide good coverage. Preparing a Disaster Supply Kit A 3-day (72-hour) disaster supply kit should contain items to provide for the basic needs of each member of the family in the event of an emergency. Having a disaster supply kit ready to take with you at a moment’s notice ensures that you will have necessary supplies no matter how fast you may need to evacuate. Pack supplies in duffel bags or backpacks and keep them in a designated place. Your kit will also come in handy if you must take shelter in your home. The lists below will help ensure that your disaster supply kit includes all the essentials. Each individual should customize the kit to meet his or her personal needs, but keep in mind that this reserve should be an all-hazards kit. You must ask yourself, “What are the potential hazards in my community?” 72 Hour Family Emergency Kit: Suggested non-perishable food items: Emergency Needs Ready-to-eat goods in unbreakable containers, Battery Powered Radio canned meats, juice, fruits & vegetables, First Aid Kit & Manual powdered milk, infant care foods, crackers, Sleeping Bags & Blankets (wool peanut butter, freeze-dried & dehydrated goods. & thermal) Manual Can Opener Sanitation Kit Waterproof/Windproof Matches Plastic Bucket with Tight Lid Non-Perishable Foods (3 days Plastic Bags & Ties worth) Disinfectant Flashlights Improvised Toilet Seat Water Storage (1 gal./person/day) Paper Cups & Plates Water purification tablets Personal Toiletries Utility Knife Baby Supplies Emergency Candles Aluminum Foil Extra Eyeglasses/Contact Paper Towels Lenses Personal Hygienic Needs Essential Medications Plastic Utensils Extra Clothing and raingear Soap Extra Batteries Special items for infants, elderly or disabled members of your household Office of Emergency Management P.O. Box 1373, Fairplay CO 80440 (719) 836-4372 www.parkco.us/oem ---PAGE BREAK--- Standard First Aid Kit First Aid Manual Aspirin or Pain Relievers Laxatives Rubbing Alcohol Diarrhea Medicine Petroleum Jelly Soap Salt Gauze Band-Aid Triangular Bandage Elastic Bandage (36"x36"x52") Cotton Balls Cotton Swabs Safety Pins Scissors Thermometer Sanitary Napkins Disposable Diapers (Pressure Dressing) (Dressing/Splint/Padding) Micropore Adhesive, Paper Tape Matches Needles Tweezers Small Splints, Popsicle Sticks Heavy String Syrup of Ipecac Individual Medical Needs Baking Soda (1/2 tsp. soda + 1 tsp. salt + 1 qt. water for shock) Car Survival Kit Always Maintain at Least 1/2 Tank of Gas First Aid Kit & Manual Class ABC Fire Extinguisher Radio & Batteries Non-Perishable Food Stored in Coffee Can Bottled Water Bag of Sand, Shovel & Tools Blankets or Sleeping Bags Sundry Kit, Paper & Pencil, Map, Tissues, Flashlights & Batteries Premoistened Towels, Plastic Bags, Reflectors & Flares Essential Medications Waterproof Matches & Candles Jumper Cables Short Rubber Hose to Siphon Emergency Contact Information: Emergency contact person: Emergency contact phone and address: Meeting place #1 (near home): Meeting place #2 (away from home: Cell/home phone and address: Hospital (name, address and phone): Neighborhood Association: Veterinarian: Emergency shelter for pets: Other: Office of Emergency Management P.O. Box 1373, Fairplay CO 80440 (719) 836-4372 www.parkco.us/oem