DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CHILD SAFETY
Does your child know or carry...
- Contact names and numbers (home, work, pager, cell, e-mail)?
- Emergency procedures including how to call 911?
- Where to meet in case of an emergency? (see below)
- How to recognize danger signals (such as fire alarms)?
Do you and school officials ...
- Know school emergency procedures? Is your child's school prepared?
- Have contact names and numbers (home, work, pager, cell, e-mail)?
- Have updated information to reach parent and caretakers for pick up?
- Know type of authorization school requires to release a child to someone?
- Have a child pick up staging area in the event of a disaster?
Do you ...
- Limit your child's TV viewing of news and raw footage of disasters?
- Make sure baby-sitter knows emergency procedures?
PETS AND SERVICE ANIMAL SAFETY
- Keep license and I.D. tags current with your telephone number and your out-of -town contact number.
- Make arrangements with neighbors to rescue or care for pet.
- For evacuation: keep on a leash and pack supplies that include food, water bowl, blanket, and plastic bags for disposing of feces.
- Plan how they will be cared for after evacuation. Pets, in contrast to service animals, may not be allowed in shelters due to health regulations.
