Make A Plan* What You Need To Do 
in Advance of an Attack or Disaster

List of actions compiled from recommendations of the Department of Homeland Security, The Red Cross, FEMA, and others. Each recommendation is attributed and a link provided to the exact location of the recommendation. 

1.       Make a kit of Emergency Supplies and be prepared to make it on your own for at least 3 days. Separate out items you will take with you if you are forced to leave wear an NBC Gas mask  (a smaller version or so called "go kit".)

2.       Choose foods your family will eat and store at least three days supply.

3.       Determine your "shelter-in-place" room in your house. 

4.       Precut and label plastic to tape up and seal all windows, 
doors, and air vents. 

5.       Consider purchasing a portable air purifier with a HEPA filter to use in your  "shelter-in-place" room.

6.       Consider taking a first aid class and familiarize yourself with all items in your first aid kit.

7.       Contact your family doctor:  
Request extra prescriptions for medications you take every day. Request an "emergency use only" prescription of tetracycline (for adults) and another general purpose antibiotic (for young children) 
Obtain spare prescribed medical supplies such as blood pressure monitoring equipment. r Place in your "Go Kit".  Speak to your health care provider in advance about what makes sense for your family. 

8.       You should keep your cell phone near you at all times. 

9.       Purchase a map of your area for evacuation and for locating shelters store in your "Go Kit". Highlight alternate routes and mark alternate means of transportation out of your area. 

10.    Set aside one complete change of warm clothing per person and store in your "Go Kit" with NBC Gas Mask

11.    Keep cash or travelers checks stashed away - and change for emergency phone calls in your "Go Kit".

12.    Set aside feminine supplies in your "Go Kit".

13.    Set aside personal hygiene items for each family member and place in your "Go Kit" such as toothbrushes, combs, etc..

14.    Make copies of your important documents: 
-Insurance Policies
-Identification
-Bank account records
-Every important document  in your wallet or purse
Laminate or store in waterproof container in your "Go Kit".

15.    For baby, set aside in your "Go Kit": 
-Formula
-Diapers
-Bottles
-Powdered Milk
-Medications
-Moist towlettes
-Diaper rash ointment

16.    For adults, set aside in your "Go Kit": 
-Additional supplies of prescription medications & equipment
-Denture needs
-Contact lenses and supplies
-Extra eye glasses

17.    For Seniors:
-Plan how you will evacuate and/or signal for help
-Develop emergency procedures with home health care agencies or workers
-Tell others in your plan where you keep your emergency supplies kit. 
-Teach others how to operate necessary equipment that you may have
-Label your equipment like wheelchairs, canes, walkers.
-Maintain a list of your medications and dosages including any allergies, and a list of the style and serial number of any medical devices you require. Copies of your insurance, medicare cards, lists of doctors and emergency contacts, all laminated or stored in waterproof area of your kit.
-Store Extra eyeglasses and hearing aid batteries in your kit
-Maintain extra wheelchair batteries or other special equipment in your kit.  

18.    For People with Disabilities: 
-Create a support network to help in an emergency. 
-Tell these people where you keep your emergency supplies. 
-Give one member of your support network a key to your house or apartment. 
-Contact your city or county government's emergency information management office. Many local offices keep lists of people with disabilities so they can be located quickly in a sudden emergency. 
-Wear medical alert tags or bracelets to help identify your disability. 
-If you are dependent on dialysis or other life sustaining treatment, know the location and availability of more than one facility. 
-Show others how to operate your wheelchair. 
-Know the size and weight of your wheelchair, in addition to whether or not it is collapsible, in case it has to be transported.
Additional Supplies for People with Disabilities:
-Prescription medicines, list of medications including dosage, list of any allergies. 
-Extra eyeglasses and hearing-aid batteries. 
-Extra wheelchair batteries, oxygen. 
-Keep a list of the style and serial number of medical devices. 
-Medical insurance and Medicare cards. 
-List of doctors, relatives or friends who should be notified if you are hurt.

19.    Decide on an out-of-state central contact ________________

20.    Be sure everyone knows the out-of-state contact number and has coins (or better yet a pre-paid phone card with contact # written on.) 

21.    Find out what kind of disasters (both natural and man-made) are most likely to occur in your area.

22.    call the closest chapter of your American Red Cross for emergency information that applies specifically to your community. 

23.    Inquire about emergency plans 
at your workplace 1)________ 2)_______

24.    Inquire about emergency plans 
at your schools 1)________ 2)________

25.    Inquire about emergency plans 
at your daycare  1)________ 2)________

26.    Find out how caregivers plan to communicate 
with families during a crisis.

27.    Ask if they store adequate food, water, other basic supplies.

28.    Find out if they are prepared to "shelter in place" and where they plan to go if the must get away.

29.    Talk to your neighbors.

30.    Find out if any of your neighbors have any specialized equipment (generators, ham radio, chain saws) or expertise (such as medical knowledge.)

31.    Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors.

32.    Make back-up plans for your children in case you can't get home.

33.    Locate the best room in your house for "shelter-in-place". 

34.    Plan two place your family will meet 1) outside your house ________ . 2) outside your immediate neighborhood ___________________.

35.    If you have a car keep a half tank of gas in it at all times (a more practical suggestion would be to keep extra gas in a certified container where you normally keep gas for lawn mower, etc. Use a stabilizer for long term storage and cycle with normal use.) 

36.    If you do not have a car, plan how you will leave if you have to.

37.    Plan how you will take care of your pets in an emergency.

38.    Store extra food, water, supplies for your pets.

39.    Learn how to turn off your utilities.

40.    Learn about potassium Iodide and when and what doses are appropriate for your family.

41.    Create an emergency plan for when in a moving vehicle.

42.    Create an emergency plan for when in a high rise building.

43.    Create an emergency plan for what to do in a biological threat.

44.    Create an emergency plan for what to do during a chemical threat.

45.    Create an emergency plan for what to do during an explosion.

46.    Create an emergency plan for what to do during a "dirty bomb" explosion or radiation threat..