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Make a Kit:
When there is an emergency or a disaster, make sure you and your family have a plan! Emergency Planning can be the key to surviving a disaster. It’s important to talk to your family and make a plan of where to meet, what to bring, and who to contact.
Recognize that in extreme situations, emergency resources may be limited. Be prepared to care for yourself and your family for at least three days (72 hours). In the event of a public health emergency, the CDC recommends families keep a two week supply of groceries on hand to ensure a successful quarantine or isolation.
- Identify at least two separate escape routes and practice using them.
- Keep a flashlight and a pair of shoes by each bed.
- Identify locations to meet in case you need to evacuate your home. Designate one near your home and one outside the neighborhood.
- Designate an Out-of-area contact person. This person should be far enough away that they would not be impacted by the disaster and family members can communicate to this person to report their locations if they cannot reach each other. Provide your contact person with important names and numbers so he or she can assist in keeping others posted on your situation. Create a communications card for each member of your household to keep with them at all times.
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Make copies of all important documents and keep them off-site in a secure location.
- Include these documents: passports, birth certificates, Social Security cards, wills, deeds, driver's licenses, financial documents, insurance information, and prescriptions. Catalog and photograph valuables, and keep these with your second set of documents.
Family Communication Plan:
https://www2.illinois.gov/ready/SiteCollectionDocuments/IHS_Family_Communication_Plan.pdf
Emergency Planning:
Its important to protect your family for any possible disasters by preparing a Family Emergency Kit! These kits include basic survival measures, important documents safe-keeping and even a few tricks of the trade. It’s also a great idea to keep a kit in your car!
Emergency Preparedness for Kids:
Links to the booklet:
https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2019-06/prepare_with_pedro_activity_book_eng.pdf
Family Emergency Planning:
https://www.ready.gov/kids/family-emergency-planning/build-a-kit
Disaster Master Game: