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Household, Emergency Contacts
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Children, Pets, Services, Reunion
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Special Needs, Health Care Providers
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First Aid Information
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Before, During & After Emergencies
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Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Winter Storms
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Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, Hurricanes
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Fires, Chemical & Biological Agents
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Utilities, Household Map
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Home Safety Checklist
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Emergency Supply Checklist
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Home Safety Checklist |
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Review checklist and identity things you need to do.
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Take First Aid and CPR. Keep First Aid book handy.
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Make a priority list of things to do.
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Meet with household twice a year. Review emergency plan.
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Housing Structure & Ground Stability |
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Know the threats that can affect your area (tornado, earthquakes,
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Check with local building officials and engineers to find out
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What type of ground is under your house. (This affects its
stability.)
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What changes you may need to make your house structurally safe.
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concrete) and stability of the ground under you home. Bolting and bracing
wood frame buildings to foundation can make them safer during an earthquake.
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Home Security |
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Doors & Windows
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Lock doors at all times
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Install good quality deadbolt locks on all entrance doors.
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Install peepholes or wide-angle viewers accessible to everyone.
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Do not open the door to anybody you do not know.
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Install keyed locking devices that secure the doors frame. Sliding glass
can be the easiest point of entry. Place a bar along the track to
prevent the doors from being opened.
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Install devices to prevent the windows from being opened more than a
couple of inches. Make sure you can escape from a fire.
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Prune shrubbery that can hide windows - especially basement windows.
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Lightning |
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Keep indoor lighting on.
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Install motion detector lighting
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Install outdoor lighting. Place some lights out of reach from ground.
Aim lighting away from house so you can see if anybody is approaching.
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When You are away from Home |
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Stop newspaper delivery. Hold your mail or ask a neighbor to pick it
up.
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Ask a neighbor to tend your yard and watch your home.
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Never leave messages on answering machine indicating you are away.
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Fire Safety |
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Inside the Home
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Install smoke detectors. Test and change batteries biannually.
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Install a home sprinkler system.
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Keep fire extinguisher near stove (5 lb., ABC type). Train family and
test.
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Put out unattended cigarettes, candles. Recycle paper right away.
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Remove toxic and flammable materials from home and yard ...
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When using, ventilate and keep clear of heat sources and fire.
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When storing, use tightly close, unbreakable, fire-safe containers.
Label properly. Keep away from heat, direct sunlight and small children.
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Keep drapes, combustibles at least 3 feet away from heat sources.
Outside the Home
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Create a "defensible space" at least 30 feet (10 meters) by removing
brush around house. Keep flammable materials 30 feet (10 meters)
away. Prune branches away from roof. Clear gutters. Maintain
regularly.
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Build roof or reroof with fire resistant materials.
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Mark water sources or hydrant and maintain easy firefighter access.
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Mark decks fire resistant.
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Plant fire resistant plants.
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Open burn only when/where permitted.
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Request branches cleared from power lines.
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Medication & Chemical Safety |
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Remove unnecessary chemicals and medications from home.
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Keep medications and chemical away from children. Use child-resistant
caps. Lock cabinets and storage areas.
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Label all chemicals and medications.
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Neighborhood Safety |
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Meet with your neighbors at least once a year. Get to know them.
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Create a personal support network. Identify a neighbor. Agree to
watch each other's home when you are away. Check on each other after
a disaster. Swap keys and lists of whom to notify in an emergency.
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Start a Neighbor Watch program and meet periodically.
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Attend talks on neighbor crime watch and emergency response.
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Encourage your block to prepare a neighborhood preparedness plan.
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Report unusual or suspicious behavior to the local law enforcement.
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