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- Make a list of important phone numbers, such as nonemergency numbers for the police and fire departments, FBI field office, and local emergency management office, and post it by your telephone. Make sure children know how to dial 911 or "0" in an emergency. - Develop a communications plan for your family. Choose someone who does not live with you (preferably out-of-town) that you and other family members can contact to check on each other in the event that you are separated during a disaster. Carry the number in your wallet. - Establish a meeting place for family members if home or neighborhood evacuation is necessary. Pick one place near your home and one outside your neighborhood in case you can't return after a disaster. - Assemble an emergency preparedness kit that contains the following supplies: - three- to five-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day)- Take a basic course in CPR and first-aid. - Learn how to turn off water, gas, and electricity at main switches. - Learn about emergency plans for your children's school or day care center. - Draw a floor plan of your home and mark two escape routes from each room. Practice your evacuation plan. - Know your community's evacuation routes. - Work with your Neighborhood Watch group or civic association to create a community disaster preparedness plan. Extracted From: Crime Prevention Month Kit: Making Crime Prevention a Priority. November 2002 Through October 2003. National Crime Prevention Council (2002). |