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Office of Emergency Services
Are you prepared for a disaster?

The next time disaster strikes, you may not have much time to act. Prepare now for a sudden emergency. Learn how to protect yourself and cope with disaster by planning ahead. This checklist will help you get started. Discuss these ideas with your family, then prepare an emergency plan. Post the plan where everyone can see it -- on the refrigerator or bulletin board. For additional information on how to develop an emergency plan for your area contact the Stockton Office of Emergency Services or the American Red Cross.

Emergency Checklist

• Call your Office of Emergency Services or American Red Cross
• Find out which disasters could occur in your area
• Ask how to prepare for each disaster
• Learn the main evacuation routes for your area
• Ask about special assistance should you be elderly or disabled
• Ask if your workplace has an emergency plan
• Learn the emergency plan for your children's school or day care center

Create an Emergency Plan

• Meet with household members. Discuss the dangers of fire, severe weather, earthquakes, and other emergencies
• Discuss on how to respond to these disasters
• Discuss what to do about power outages and personal injury
• Draw a floor plan of your home. Mark two exits from each room
• Learn how to shut off Electricity, water and gas
• Post emergency phone numbers near telephones
• Teach children how and when to call " 911 ", police, and fire
• Instruct household members to turn on the radio to receive emergency information
• Pick one out of state and one local friend or relative to contact if separated by a disaster ( it is often easier to call out of state rather than in the affected area )
• Teach children to make long distance telephone calls
• Pick two meeting places A place close to home in case of a fire and a place outside Of your neighborhood in case you cannot return after a disaster
• Take a Basic First Aid and CPR Class
• Keep family records in a water and fire proof container

Prepare a Disaster Supplies Kit

• A supply of water ( one gallon per person per day ). Store water in sealed, unbreakable Containers. Identify the storage date and rotate every six months.
• A supply of non-perishable packaged or canned food and a non-electric can opener
• A change of clothing, rain gear, and sturdy shoes
• Blankets or sleeping bags
• A first aid kit and prescription medicines
• An extra pair of glasses
• A battery powered radio, flashlight, and plenty of extra batteries
• Credit card and cash
• An extra set of car keys
• A list of family physicians
• A list of important family information
• Special items for infants, elderly, or disable.

Escape Plan

In A fire or other emergency, you may need to evacuate your house, apartment, or mobile home on a moments notice. You should be ready to get out fast.

Develop an escape plan by drawing a floor plan of your residence. Using a black or blue pen, show the location of doors, windows, stairways, and large furniture. Indicate the location of emergency supplies, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, collapsible ladders, first aid kits, and utility shut off points. Next, use a colored pen to draw a broken line charting at least two escape routes from each room. Finally, mark a place outside of the home where household members should meet in case of fire. Be sure to include important points outside, such as garages, patios, stairways, elevators, driveways, and porches. Practice evacuation drills with all family members at least two times a year.

Home Hazard Hunt

• Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections
• Fasten shelves securely
• Place large heavy objects on lower shelves
• Hang pictures and mirrors away from beds
• Brace overhead light fixture.
• Secure water heater
• Repair cracks in ceilings or foundations
• Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products away from heat sources
• Clean and repair chimneys, flue pipes, vent connectors, and gas vents

If You Need to Evacuate

• Listen to a battery powered radio for the location of emergency shelters
• Follow instructions of local officials
• Wear protective clothing and sturdy shoe.
• Take your Disaster Supply Kit
• Lock your home
• Use travel routes specified by local officials

• Shut off water, gas, and electricity, if instructed to do so
• Let others know when you left and where you are going
• Make arrangements for pets, they will not be allowed in public shelters

Prepare an Emergency Car Kit

• Battery powered radio and extra batteries
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Blanket
• Booster cables
• Fire extinguisher ( 5lb ABC type )
• First aid kit and manual
• Bottled water and high energy food
• Shovel, tire repair kit, and flares

Find additional tips for disaster preparedness by visiting www.ready.gov