Family Emergency Plan

In the case of some type of disaster we have an emergency plan for our family. It goes something like this:

A three ring binder stored where we all know how to get at it easily. In it we keep family contact information and a plan of action in a disaster.

Some of this information is also in our "Go Bags" or portable 72 hour kits.

Family Emergency Plan

Meeting Places
1 Lamp Post on corner
2 Ward House
3 Elem. School
4 High School
5 Grandma H.
6 Grandma E.
7 Logan (Grandpa B.)
8 Idaho (Scott & Alli)
9 Georgia (Grandma B.)

Check home for damage
1. Use flashlights -- do not light matches or turn on electrical switches, if you suspect damage.
2. Check for fires, fire hazards and other household hazards.
3. Sniff for gas leaks, starting at the water heater. If you smell gas or suspect a leak, turn off
the main gas valve, open windows, and get everyone outside quickly.
4. Shut off any other damaged utilities.
5. Clean up spilled medicines, bleaches, gasoline and other flammable liquids immediately.
6. Call your family contact -- do not use the telephone again unless it is a life-threatening
emergency.
7. Check your neighbors, especially elderly or disabled persons.
8. Make sure you have an adequate water supply in case service is cut off (fill tub and sinks).
9. Stay away from downed power-lines.

Evacuation
Listen to your radio
Wear protective clothing and sturdy shoes
Take your disaster supply kit
Lock your home
Post a note on the door telling others when you left and where you are going
Out of State Contact is ___________________________ (sometimes in a disaster local phone lines will be down but long distance may work. Have all family members use an out of state contact where you can call and relay messages to each other.)

We also have a section of contact info for family members especially for our two year old's back pack. In his we have a lot of information that would help someone get him in contact with family in case we became separated. We also have more detail of contact phone numbers and addresses but I thought they would not appreciate me posting all their phone numbers and addresses on the internet!


Insurance Information: "This is where we list all our insurance information, policy #'s, phone #'s, etc."

Then we have a section with instructions on how to turn off utilities at our house. I took pictures and used the "paint" program that is on most computers to make the circles and put the instructions together in excel. Below are some screen prints from excel showing you what I did. Once it was all in excel it was easy to print out and put in our 3 ring binder.

Here are some pictures of the page. Just imagine all of these pictures on one page together:




Last but not least, be sure you have a wrench set aside for turning off utilities. Make sure everyone knows how to use it and where it is always kept.