Plan Ahead

According to FEMA , over 60 percent of people do not have an emergency plan that they have discussed with their household. Here are 5 simple things you can do to start your Emergency Action Plan :

• Find phone numbers for your physician, pediatrician, pharmacist, and veterinarian. Other important numbers you should know include:
  • Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
  • Animal Poison Control Helpline: 888-426-4435
  • Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746

• Ask a friend or relative who lives outside of the immediate area—preferably in another state—to be your family’s Out-of-Town Contact.
• Identify a shelter-in-place location inside your home, two (2) emergency meeting places outside your home where your family can reunite in an emergency, and at least two (2) ways out of every room in your home.
• Ask your child’s school or daycare about their emergency communication and family reunification plans.
• Update your Emergency Action Plan whenever your family moves, your child changes schools, you change jobs, have a child, or experience some other significant life event.

• Stay Put—Learn How to Shelter in Place
• Making Water Safe in an Emergency
• Reuniting with Children in a Disaster
• Make a Plan: Individuals with Disabilities (FEMA)
• Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs (AAP)
• Care Plan for Parents of Children with Special Needs (Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs)
• Resources for People with Disabilities and their Caregivers
• Preparedness for Expectant and New Parents
• Pet Boarding Instructions
• Public Health Matters: Autism and Preparedness
• Disaster Information for People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities
• Natural Disaster Resources for Families Affected by Autism
• Emergency Preparedness Checklist for People with Thalassemia
• Emergency Preparedness and Response for People with Blood Disorders
• Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis
• Diabetes: Be Prepared!
• Emergency Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities and their Caregivers
• Personal Preparedness for Older Adults and Their Caregivers
• Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs in Emergencies