Living in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest means living with Earthquakes and Tsunami MAKE A MINIMUM PLAN. This post today is to help you get a minimum plan together till you and your family work together and develop your full plan. Full plans are available at www.ready.gov or www.redcross.org
Have a kit. Have food, water, clothing, knife, matches, lighter, radio, pencil, notebook, can opener, wrench, flash light , a first aid kit, pet food and finally, a written version of your plan.
Have at least 3 days of food and water for everyone in your family. How much water; Min 1.5 gallons per person per day that’s 18 gallons for a family of 4. Make sure the kit is in an accessible area and everyone in the home knows where this kit is.
Where did I leave my kit?
A printer friendly version of this list is available at http://tinyurl.com/5hy8b6
Have a plan. Who is in the plan and are they informed? If there is a medical emergency get to a hospital immediately. Where is your meeting place, your home base? What is your second meeting place? Always leave a note by the front door or close to the front door, include: who is with you, status of everyone’s health, where have you gone, date, and time.
Now that you have this info, sit down together and make a real plan.
“I need to improve my plan. I do not have any warm clothing and, my kit is deep in my garage”.
Hoping you never need either of these, Chris Bucci
Tags: Earthquake, emergency, Plan
