Unit 2 - Your Emergency Plan
Complete Activities 6 & 8
Next level prep: Complete all 5 activities!
What You Will Need:
Your TOOL KIT - (Download here)
A dedicated EMERGENCY USB FLASH DRIVE
ACTIVITY 5: GET KIDS INVOLVED
Goal: Engage children in important and fun preparedness activities.
Activity Ideas:
Stage a hunt for your child’s go-bag items.
Walk your planned evacuation route and look for potential hazards.
Do a dress rehearsal and campout in the backyard.
ACTIVITY 6: BUILD YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
Goal: Develop an emergency plan for those you care about.
This is the heart of the 2-week ready program!
Fill out the NAVIGATIONAL TOOL on pages 46-54 of your TOOL KIT.
This process takes time and will be an ongoing process - be patient with yourself.
Do it in small pieces.
Tackle the easy stuff first. Schedule the tougher things, but make time for them.
Make your evacuation plan, including 3 meet-up points
Designate 3 meet-up points, including Near ☞ Midrange ☞ Long distance
Include intended evacuation routes.
Write it down and be sure everyone knows the plan!
Add your plan tour EMERGENCY USB FLASH DRIVE
ACTIVITY 7: CATALOG AND INSURE BELONGINGS
Goal: Know what you have and how to insure it.
Assignment:
Create a video walkthrough of your home. Open cupboards, drawers, closets, and storage areas, and record the contents. Be sure to include the exterior of your home as well — including your garage and any outbuildings.
Even if you don’t create a detailed written inventory, this recording can help jog your memory when completing insurance paperwork after a loss. It may also serve as helpful proof of ownership.
Save your video to your EMERGENCY USB FLASH DRIVE
Next Level Prep:
Fill out information on your ACTIVITY TOOL for high-value items
Did you know that earthquake insurance is generally not included in a standard homeowners policy? Consider adding an earthquake endorsement to your policy — or purchasing a separate earthquake policy, depending on where you live.
ACTIVITY 8: DESIGNATE AND TEST YOUR OUT-OF-AREA CONTACTS
Goal: Identify someone outside of your area as your contact person to communicate safety.
Assignment:
Step 1: Choose a trusted friend or family member who lives outside your immediate area.
Step 2: Call them and explain their role. Let them know:
During a disaster, local cell networks may be overloaded.
Cell-to-cell calls within the affected area often won’t go through.
Calls placed outside the disaster area are more likely to connect.
Step 3: Clarify their responsibility:
They will serve as the designated “point person.”
Family and friends will contact them for updates.
They will relay information between those inside the disaster zone and those outside of it.
Step 4: Provide them with important information, including:
A list of household members and phone numbers
Workplace or school contact information
Addresses of likely evacuation locations
Any relevant medical or special needs information
Step 5: Make sure every member of your household has this contact’s phone number saved in their phone and written down in case devices are unavailable.
Add this information to your EMERGENCY USB FLASH DRIVE
ACTIVITY 9: PRACTICE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
Goal: Learn and practice different ways to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Activity Ideas:
Play hide-and-seek evacuation
Practice Drop, Cover and Hold-On
Participate in THE GREAT SHAKE OUT and THE GREAT CAMP IN.
3rd Thursday in October & the following weekend respectively
Follow and participate in NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH each September