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Supplies You Need in Case of Emergency:

  • Batteries for radios, TV, flashlights,
  • List of prescriptions, Extra prescriptions
  • List of allergies
  • Glasses, First aid kit
  • 3-day supply of oxygen
  • Copy of medical & home insurance cards
  • Copy of auto registration and insurance
    card
  • List of doctors and their telephone
    numbers
  • Name of who to contact in case of injury
  • Change of clothing
  • Blanket and pillow (perhaps sleeping bag)
  • Extra set of keys
  • Cash, credit cards
  • Personal hygiene items
  • 5 gallons of water, per person
  • Roll of toilet paper
  • Gasoline in car
  • Non-perishable food, easy to store
  • Manual can opener
  • Bottle opener
  • Food for pets
Types of Emergency:
  • Hurricanes
  • Winter Storms
  • Thunder Storms
  • Lightning Strikes
  • Toxic Spills (Liquid or
    Vapor)
  • Earthquakes
  • Tornadoes
  • Flooding
  • Fires
  • Terrorist
  • Vandals
  • Poisons
  • Ice Storms

How Will You Know About
an Emergency?

  • TV, regular or EAS
  • Radio, regular or
    NOAA weather
  • Newspaper
  • Neighbor Phone Call
  • Incident
  • Emergency Officials
In Case of Fire:
  • Remain calm
  • Drop to the floor and crawl (that's where the cleanest air is)
  • Breathing toxic fumes and smoke is more dangerous than the risk of
    injury in getting to the floor quickly
  • Feel any door before you open it.  If it is hot, do not open it.
  • If your smoke alarm goes off, don't waste time to dress or collect
    valuables.
  • Do not try to fight the fire
  • Call for help from a neighbor's home
  • Never go back into a burning building for any reason
  • If you are in a wheelchair or can not get out of your area, stay by a
    window near the floor
  • If your clothes catch on fire, drop to the floor or ground and roll to put
    out the fire