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Three Steps to Preparedness
STEP TWO: Make a Plan
HOW TO PLAN
When preparing for a disaster, always:
- Meet with your family or household members.
- Discuss how to prepare and respond to emergencies that are most
likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play.
- Identify responsibilities for each member of your household and plan to work together as a team.
- Choose an out-of-area emergency contact person.
- Choose two places to meet
- Right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire.
- Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate.
- Decide where you would go and what route you would take if you had to evacuate.
- Plan ahead for your pets. Keep a phone list of "pet
friendly" motels/hotels and animal shelters that are along your
evacuation routes.
Plan for pandemic influenza:
During a flu pandemic you may be asked to stay home for an extended
period of time, even if you are not sick. Schools and workplaces may
close, and public gatherings such as sporting events or worship services
may close temporarily. Mass transportation such as subways, buses,
trains and air travel may be limited. You, your family and friends may
need to rely on each other when you cannot depend on the services you
normally use.
Plan ahead of time by:
- Talking with family members and loved ones about how they would be cared for if they got sick.
- Finding out your employer's plans to keep the business open if key staff can't come to work.
- Asking your child's school or day care if there are plans to
encourage children who are sick to stay home to reduce the spread of the
disease.
- Identifying how you can get information, whether through local radio, TV, Internet or other sources.
Click here for more information on how to prepare for a flu pandemic.
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