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COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS

Prepare for a health emergency by:

• Prepare a family disaster/survival supply kit

• Maintain a list of emergency telephone numbers

• Keep a number of a non-local family member you can contact that can notify other family members of your status (helps keep telephone calls to a minimum in an emergency)

• Show family members how to turn off water, gas, and electricity in the case of an emergency

• Teach family members how to use your home fire extinguisher

FAMILY DISASTER/SURVIVAL KIT

Disaster/Survival Supply Kit ideas:

• Three day supply of drinking water

• Canned food

• Manual can opener

• One change of clothing and footwear per person

• One blanket or sleeping bag per person

• First aid kit that includes critical family member prescription medications

• Flashlight with extra batteries

• Battery operated radio

• Special items for infant, elderly, or disabled family members

• Sanitation supplies

• Cash or traveler's checks

If disaster strikes remember to:

• Make sure you have adequate clean water

• Check on neighbors, especially the elderly or disabled

• Confine or secure your pets

• Stay away from downed power lines or other obvious hazards