FAMILY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN

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Learn the three steps to getting
prepared:

• Know the risks

• Make a plan
• Prepare a kit

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Common misconceptions:

• Most emergencies
are short-lived
• I won’t ever have to
deal with an emergency
where I live
• Preparing takes too
much time

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 STEP 1
Know the risks Know your region

The consequences of emergencies can be

similar, but knowing the risks and
common disasters in your place can help
you better prepare.

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 STEP 1
Know the risks Know your region

Ask yourself:
1.What are the common calamities in our
area?
2.What are the hazards in the area?

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 STEP 2
Make a plan

You aren’t prepared — until you make a plan.

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STEP 2
Make a plan

Home Plans
• Emergency exits
• Designate a family
meeting area
• Escape routes from
neighbourhood
• Ensure help for people
with disabilities

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STEP 2
Make a plan

School Plans
• School’s emergency policies
• Updated contact information
• Designate contact persons
and make sure your children
know how to get in touch
with them

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STEP 2
Make a plan

Plan for high-rise residents

• Evacuation plan
• Know your exits
• Extra water in case of
power outage
• Fire alarms

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STEP 2
Make a plan

Special needs plan

• Health information card
• Grab-and-go bag with
medication, prescriptions,
medical documents
• Ensure walkers, oxygen
tanks and other
emergency supplies
• Personal support network

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STEP 2
Make a plan

Other Plans
• Location of “pet-friendly”
shelters/hotel
• Extra pet food and water
in emergency kit
• How will you transport
your pets?

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 STEP 3
Prepare a kit

To prepare for an emergency

that could last 72 hours
or more, what would
you put in a kit?

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STEP 3
Get a kit

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Three steps to getting prepared:

• Know the risks

• Make a plan
• Prepare a kit

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THANK YOU!

• SOURCES:
• https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/ep-wk/ep-p
n-eng.aspx
• https://www.slideshare.net/srmacalinao/disaster-prep
nessjj
• https://www.prep4agthreats.org/All-Hazard-Prepared
/family-emergency-planning

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