Red Cross Emergency Planning
Create Your Emergency Plan
1. With your family or household members, discuss how to prepare and respond to the types of emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play.
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2. Identify responsibilities for each member of your household and how you will work together as a team.
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3. Practice as many elements of your plan as possible.
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Plan what to do in case you are separated during an emergency
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Choose two places to meet up:
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Right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire
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Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate
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Choose an out-of-area emergency contact person. It may be easier to text or call long distance if local phone lines are overloaded or out of service. Everyone should carry emergency contact information in writing and saved on their cell phones. Make sure places where your children spend time also have these contact numbers, like at school or daycare.
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Your plan should account for family members who may live elsewhere during the year, such as members of the military on deployment or students away at college, or those who travel frequently.
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How will you need to adapt your plan if they are at home?
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What will you need to do differently if they are away?
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Make cards for the whole family in case you are separated during an emergency.
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