Household Emergency Plan

• Meet with household members to discuss emergencies such as fire, severe weather, chemical hazards
• Learn how to respond to different hazards
• Plan two escape routes
• Identify safe locations in your home for each hazard
• Discuss what to do for power outages
• Discuss what to do for personal injuries
• Post emergency telephone numbers near the telephones
• Teach children when to call 9-1-1
• Instruct household members to turn on the radio for emergency information
• Select contacts if household members are separated during an emergency (contacts should include one out-of-state person and one local person)
• Pick two emergency meeting places
  - a place near your home in case of a fire.
  - a place outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home after a disaster

Reminder:

• Keep important records in a water and fire-proof container