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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? |
