Emergency check list
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The document provides information on creating emergency plans and disaster kits. It recommends that families develop a plan that includes how to communicate and where to meet after a disaster. It also stresses the importance of having personal and household disaster supply kits with at least a 3-day supply of food, water, medications, and other essentials. The kits should be easily portable and stored in accessible locations at home, in vehicles, and at work.
Emergency check list
- 1. E m e r g e n c y S u r v i v a l P r o g r a m ESP F O C U S Coun t y o f Los Ang el es Make a Plan Once the earthquake or disaster is over, we will have to live with the risk of fire, the potential lack of utilities and basic services, and the certainty of aftershocks. By planning now, you will be ready. This plan will also be useful for other emergencies. Many government agencies, schools and businesses have plans for various types of disasters and other emergencies. Your family should also have one. The safety and well- being of your loved ones are important, so take time NOW to develop a family emergency plan. If you’ve already developed a plan, take time now to review and update it. Check these websites http://dropcoverholdon.org/ (dropcoverholdon.org/espanol) www.earthquakecountry.org (Earthquake Country Create A Disaster Plan Alliance/Southern California Earthquake Center) Will everyone in your household do the right thing during the www.espfocus.org (Emergency Survival violent shaking of a major earthquake, or during a terrorist Program) attack? Before the next disaster, get together with your www.calema.ca.gov (California Emergency family or housemates to plan now what each person will do Management Agency Cal-EMA) before, during and after. www.redcross.org (American Red Cross) F E B R U ARY www.espfocus.org
- 2. ESP F ocus / M ake a P lan , S ide 2 Plan to Be Safe During a Disaster Plan to Communicate and Recover After h Practice “drop, cover, and hold on” to be safe during an a Disaster earthquake. h Locate a safe place outside of your home to meet your family or housemates after the disaster. h Designate an out-of-state contact person who can be called by everyone in the household to relay information. h Provide all family members with a paper list of important contact phone numbers. h Determine where you might live if your home cannot be occupied after an earthquake or other disaster (ask friends h Identify safe spots in every room, such as under sturdy or relatives). desks and tables. h Know about the emergency plan developed by your h Learn how to protect yourself no matter where you are children’s school or day care. Keep your children’s school when a disaster strikes. emergency release card current. h Keep copies of essential documents, such as identification, insurance policies and financial records, in a secure, Plan to Respond After a Disaster waterproof container, along with your disaster supplies h Keep shoes and a working flashlight next to each bed. kits. Include a household inventory (a list and photos or h Teach everyone in your household to use emergency video of your belongings). whistles and/or to knock 3 times repeatedly if trapped. Rescuers searching collapsed buildings will be listening Have occasional disaster “drills” to practice your plan. Ask for sounds. your babysitters, house sitters, neighbors, coworkers, and others about their disaster plans, and share your plan and h Identify the needs of household members and neighbors with them. with special requirements or situations, such as use of a wheelchair, walking aids, special diets, or medication. h Take a Red Cross first aid and cardiopulmonary Adapted from Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country, published by resuscitation (CPR) training course. Learn who in your the Southern California Earthquake Center and available online at www. earthquakecountry.org . neighborhood is trained in first aid and CPR. h Know the location of utility shutoffs and keep needed tools nearby. Know how to turn off the gas, water, and electricity to your home. Only turn off the gas if you smell or hear leaking gas. h Get training from your local fire department in how to properly use a fire extinguisher. h Install smoke alarms and test them monthly. Change the battery once a year, or when the alarm emits a “chirping” sound (low-battery signal). h Check with your city or county to see if there is a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program in your area. If not, ask if they will start one. This project was supported by FY07 UASI funding awarded by the California Emergency Management Agency, through FEMA/DHS. This information sheet is produced as part of the Emergency Survival Program (ESP). ESP is an awareness campaign designed to increase home, neighborhood, business and school emergency preparedness. ESP was developed by the County of Los Angeles. The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and representatives from Contra Costa, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura counties, Southern California Edison, the Southern California Earthquake Center and the American Red Cross assist in the development of campaign materials and coordination of the campaign.
- 3. E m e r g e n c y S u r v i v a l P r o g r a m ESP F O C U S Coun t y o f Los Ang el es Make Disaster Kits Electrical, water, transportation, communications, and other vital systems can be disrupted for several days after a large earthquake or other disasters. Emergency response agencies and hospitals could be overwhelmed and unable to provide you with immediate assistance. Knowing first aid and having supplies will save lives, will make life more comfortable, and will help you cope after the next disaster. In addition to your personal disaster supplies kits, store a household disaster supplies kit in an easily accessible location (in a large watertight container with wheels that can be easily moved), with a three-day to 10-day supply of the items listed on side two of this Focus Sheet. Check these websites http://dropcoverholdon.org/ (dropcoverholdon.org/espanol) www.earthquakecountry.org (Earthquake Country Alliance/Southern California Earthquake Center) Create Disaster Supplies Kits www.espfocus.org (Emergency Survival Program) Everyone should have personal disaster supplies kits. Keep www.calema.ca.gov (California Emergency Management one kit in your home, another in your car, and a third kit at Agency Cal-EMA) work or school. This is so they can be reached even if your www.noahswish.org (Noah’s Wish-Animal building is badly damaged. Backpacks or other small bags Emergency Preparedness) are best for your disaster supplies kits so you can take them www.redcross.org (American Red Cross) with you if you evacuate. The kits will be useful for many emergencies. Include at least the items that are listed on side two of this Focus Sheet. M AR C H www.espfocus.org
- 4. ESP F ocus / M ake D isaster K its , S ide 2 h Blankets or sleeping bags, and perhaps even a tent Personal Disaster Supplies Kits h Copies of vital documents such as insurance policies h Medications, prescriptions list, copy of medical card, h Fire extinguisher doctor’s name and contact information h Sealable plastic bags h Medical consent forms for dependents h Essential medications h First aid kit and handbook h Examination gloves (non-latex) Use and replace perishable items like water, food, medications, h Dust mask first aid items, and batteries on a yearly basis. h Spare eyeglasses or contact lenses and cleaning solution h Bottled water h Whistle (to alert rescuers to your location) h Sturdy shoes h Emergency cash (small bills and coins) h Road maps h List of emergency out-of-state contact phone numbers h Non-perishable food and snack foods, high in water and calories Manual can opener h Pet Disaster Supplies Kit h Working flashlight with extra batteries and light bulbs, or lightsticks h Medications and medical records (stored in a waterproof h Personal hygiene supplies container) h Premoistened towelettes h First aid kit h Comfort items such as games, crayons, writing materials, h Sturdy leashes, harnesses, and/or carriers to transport teddy bears pets safely and ensure that your animals can’t escape h Toiletries and special provisions you need for yourself h Current photos of your pets in case they get lost and others in your family including elderly, disabled, small h Food, potable water, bowls, cat litter/pan, and manual can children, and animals. opener h Sealable plastic bags h Information on feeding schedules, medical conditions, h Extra clothes behavior problems, and the name and number of your veterinarian in case you have to foster or board your pets h Copies of personal identification (driver’s license, work identification card, etc.) h Pet beds and toys, if easily transportable Adapted from Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country, published by Household Disaster Supplies Kit the Southern California Earthquake Center and available online at www. earthquakecountry.org and from “Pets and Disasters: Get Prepared”, h Flashlight with extra batteries published by the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the h Wrenches to turn off gas and water supplies United States. h Sturdy work gloves and protective goggles h Heavy duty plastic bags for waste, and to serve as tarps, rain ponchos, and other uses This project was supported by FY07 UASI funding awarded by the California h Portable radio with extra batteries Emergency Management Agency, through FEMA/DHS. h Additional flashlights or lightsticks h Drinking water (minimum one gallon per person, per day) h Canned and packaged foods h Manual can opener This information sheet is produced as part of the Emergency Survival h First aid kit and handbook Program (ESP). ESP is an awareness campaign designed to increase h Charcoal or gas grill for outdoor cooking and matches if home, neighborhood, business and school emergency preparedness. ESP needed was developed by the County of Los Angeles. The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and representatives from Contra Costa, h Cooking utensils Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San h Pet food and pet restraints Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura counties, Southern California Edison, the Southern California h Comfortable, warm clothing including extra socks Earthquake Center and the American Red Cross assist in the development of campaign materials and coordination of the campaign.