Discuss with your family what you and your family would do in each potential emergency situation
Discuss with your family the home escape routes
Choose two places to meet after a disaster:right outside of your home, in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire.Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate your neighborhood.
Practice evacuating your home twice a year.Drive your plan evacuation route and plot alternate routes on a map in case main roads are impassable or gridlocked.
Include your pets if your must evacuate, take your animals with you.If it is not safe for you to remain, it is not safe for them.
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.
Each adult in the household should learn 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 the insurance policies are up-to-date and provide good coverage.
