Responding to Emergencies

(Excerpt from the Family Emergency Preparedness Handbook)

1. Save your own life and that of your family first. Families should stay together during initial phase of disaster. Provide first aid to your family if necessary.
2. Report your family’s status to your out-of-state contact within 10 minutes.
3. Report your condition or request critical help through your Block Captain.
4. Post family condition on front door before evacuating the home. (Can use cards or ribbons):
5. After your own families are safe and secure, block captains and home teachers check on assigned families.
6. Check on status of immediate neighbors and help post status cards.
7. If your area is required to evacuate, make sure all living household members evacuate together with members of your block and possibly, area. If the situation becomes dangerous waiting for neighbors who do not report, leave without them, ut leave a note where you are going.
8. If you are asked to “Shelter in Place,” stay in your home for the length of time the
   local authorities deem it is necessary.