Preparing For an Emergency

• Discuss with your coworkers and family how to respond to a disaster should it occur.
• Discuss what to do about power outages and personal injuries.
• Learn how to turn off the water, gas, and electricity at main switches.
• Post emergency numbers near telephones.
• Teach children how and when to call 911.
• Pick one out-of-state and one local friend or relative for family members to call if separated by disaster (it is often easier to call out-of-state than within the affected area).
• Establish meeting places.

Discuss with your coworkers and family how to respond to a disaster should it occur.

• A battery-operated AM/FM radio.
• Flashlight with fresh batteries.
• One gallon of bottled water per person per day for drinking and sanitation.
• Three days of food that won’t go bad and does not have to be heated or cooked. Remember a can opener and eating utensils.
• Toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, soap and bleach.
• Food for pets.
• Towels.
• Toys for young children.
• Candles and matches.
• First-aid kit.
• Medicine and other items essential for your family's survival.
• Telephone, although you should use it only for emergency calls.