Make A Plan
CREATING A FAMILY PLAN
Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact one another and review what you will do in different situations.
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- It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-state contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
- Be sure every member of your family knows the phone number and has coins or a prepaid phone card to call the emergency contact.
- You may have trouble getting through, or the telephone system may be down altogether, but be patient.
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Emergency Information
Find out what kinds of disasters, both natural and man-made, are most likely to occur in your area and
how you will be notified. Methods of getting your attention vary from community to community. One
common method is to broadcast via
emergency radio and
TV broadcasts. You might hear a special
siren, or get a telephone call, or emergency workers may go door-to-door.
Call the closest chapter of the American Red Cross for emergency information that applies to your community.
Emergency Plans
You may also want to
inquire about emergency plans at places where your family spends time:
work,
daycare and
school. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one. Talk to your neighbors
about how you can work together in the event of an emergency. You will be better prepared to safely
reunite your family and loved ones during an emergency if you think ahead and communicate with
others in advance. Read more:
At Work and School.
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