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Creating a Family
Plan
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At Work and School |
In a Moving Vehicle
CREATING A FAMILY PLAN
Your family may not be together when disaster
strikes, so plan how you will contact one another and review
what you will do in different situations.
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It may be easier to make a long-distance
phone call than to call across town, so an
out-of-state contact may be in a better position to
communicate among separated family members.
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Be sure every member of your family
knows the phone number
and has
coins or a prepaid
phone card to call the emergency contact.
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You may
have trouble getting through, or the telephone
system maybe down altogether,
but be patient.
Emergency Information
Find out what kinds of disasters, both natural and man-made, are
most likely to occur in your area and how you will be notified.
Methods of getting your attention vary from community to
community. One common method is to broadcast via
emergency radio and TV
broadcasts. You might hear a special siren, or get a
telephone call, or emergency workers may go door-to-door.
Emergency Plans
You may also want to inquire
about emergency plans
at places where your family spends time:
work,
daycare and
school. If no plans
exist, consider volunteering to help create one. Talk to your
neighbors about how you can work together in the event of an
emergency. You will be better prepared to safely reunite your
family and loved ones during an emergency if you think ahead and
communicate with others in advance.
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