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Do you have a family emergency plan?
Does it include: |
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Who will collect the children from school / day care
I etc.? |
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What older children should do if the parents are not
at home? |
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An agreed place to leave messages (front of the
refrigerator, or similar)? |
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A meeting and contact point if family members cannot
get home?
(e.g. a relative or friend’s home) |
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How to leave the house, in case of fire, or other
threat? |
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Where the nearest Civil Defence Emergency Centre is? |
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What to do about looking after your pets? |
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Do you know where to find the items for your
emergency kit?
It should include: |
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Torch (with spare batteries and bulb). |
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Transistor radio (with spare batteries). |
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First Aid kit, and book. Have family members learned
First Aid. |
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Essential medicines, and medication. |
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Important family documents, and photographs. |
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Has the family been taught the correct order to
use food in an emergency ? |
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Perishable first, then refrigerated, then frozen,
then canned. |
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Keep refrigerator and freezer doors dosed as much as
possible if power has failed, or is switched off for safety. |
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Is your home safe? |
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Have any alterations been done which might affect
its structural safety? |
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Are heavy shelves, cabinets, etc. fastened securely
to the walls? |
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Have heavy pictures, mirrors, etc. been removed from
above beds? |
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Are petrol, sprays, etc. stored safely where they
will not spill or leak? |
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Do you have a smoke alarm installed in your home,
and check and clean it regularly? |
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Have you taken steps to ensure you will have
water, if water is turned off? |
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Have you containers suitable for storing water? |
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Do family members know where & how to turn off water
mains to prevent contaminated water entering the household plumbing? |
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If you have a tank supply, are the tanks secured
from toppling? |
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Are the hot water cylinder and header tank strapped
to the house framing? |
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Does the family understand the need top conserve
water? |
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Have you considered fire safety after an
emergency? |
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Do you have a fire extinguisher?
Do older members of the family know how to use it properly? |
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Do family members know how to turn off electricity
and gas mains to prevent the possibility of fire? |
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Extinguish solid fuel heaters and fires, and do not
use them until they have been checked for safety (flues and chimneys
especially). |
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Use torches or Cyalume light sticks, in preference
to candles or gas lanterns which could pose a fire or explosion risk. |
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Have you considered how to safely dispose of
waste, if the sewerage system and rubbish collection are not functioning? |
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Have you stored weed killers and other chemicals
safely and securely, in such a way that they cannot tip over in an earthquake,
or leak in a flood? |
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Have you spoken with your neighbors and discussed
how you can help each other? |
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Do you, or they, have any special needs (disability,
frailty, young children, etc.)? |
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Do you, or they, have tools, equipment, and/or
skills that could be useful? |
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Is there someone who can keep an eye on your family
if you have to report for duty at work during an emergency? |
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Are you involved in a Neighborhood Support Group
(if there is one)? |
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Do you, and your neighbours,
know that a sheet or towel hung out a window is a sign that help is needed? |
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Have you checked the adequacy of you insurance
cover? |
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On you house? |
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On you contents? |
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On your vehicles? |
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Is the value of your fire and other risks policy
adequate for disaster cover, or is ’top up’ cover for reinstatement needed?
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Do you need to discuss your insurance matters with
your insurance company or broker? |
