Emergency Preparedness
May 6, 2016
National Emergency Preparedness Week is May 1 – 7, 2016
Now is the time to make sure you and your family are prepared for an emergency! It could be a power outage, flood or wildfire event! It's important to have an emergency kit with enough food, fresh water, medication and supplies for your family to cope for several days. A Personal Evacuation Plan will help you avoid panic and ensure you have what you need.
Create a Personal Evacuation Plan
• Have a designated meeting location outside of the hazard area . This is critical to determine who has safely evacuated the area. Once an “Evacuation Alert” or “Evacuation Order” has been given, the information included will include the location of the designated reception centre.
• Know several different escape routes from your home and community. The evacuation order as well, will outline the designated travel way for the particular event.
• Plan for your pets. If you have pets or livestock you should also have an evacuation plan for them; methods of transport, location to move them to, etc...
• Create a “Family Communication Plan”. This plan should designate an out-of-area friend or relative as a point of contact to act as a single source of communication among family members in case of separation.
Information you need to know for an Emergency Evacuation.
