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Home > Emergency Preparedness and Survival Planning
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Emergency Preparedness Tips |
| Emergency preparedness and survival equipment can reduce fear and losses that comes with disasters. Businesses and families should have written plans. Planning will help you shelter-in-place or evacuate safely. You'll need the right survival equipment and know how to care for your basic medical needs. Having enough food and water in your 72 hour survival kit is critical. See our Water Purification and Storage tips for more information. If you or a family member has special needs, make sure your plan covers those special disability needs. Learn more about family, business and pet planning below. |
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Your Family Emergency Plan |
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If a disaster occurs in your community, local agencies and disaster-relief groups are there to help you. But, emergency personnel may not be able to reach you immediately, or they may need to focus their efforts elsewhere. That is why you need to be ready with your own survival kit. Your GetReadyGear survival equipment will be the key to your safety and survival. You should plan for severe weather or other disaster that could occur in your area. This may include hurricanes, earthquakes, winter storms, flooding, wildfires, or terrorist acts. Your disaster plan should let you take care of yourself for at least 3 days with your own survival kits. So include equipment for your shelter, first aid and sanitation. Many states now recommend 10 days of emergency supplies based on past disasters. We offer more information and planning tools on our Family Preparedness page. |
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Business Preparedness and Continuity Planning |
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Making sure that your business is prepared for emergencies is key to your safety and continued operation. Every year companies loose employees and revenue as a result of disasters. Businesses can limit injuries and return more quickly to normal operations if you plan ahead. You don't need an in-depth knowledge of emergency management. What you need is the head of the company to make disaster planning part of your company's culture. For more information on planning and survival supplies see our Business Emergency Preparedness page. |
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Planning for Pets |
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You need to check with local agencies to see how they will handle pet evacuations during and after a disaster. Many cities now encourage you to take your pets with you when evacuating. However, you need to know that your pets will not be allowed in shelters with people. Separate animal shelters will be set up by volunteer groups for pets and animals. You should know of hotels outside your area that accept pets in case you can evacuate to them. You should have a list of places to board your animals outside your area as well. Since you may be separated from your pets or animals, they must have identification. Having the right size kennel, carrier or cage is key to safely moving your pet. Visit our Pet-Animal Preparedness page for other planning ideas for your pets and large animals. |
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