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<br />Four Steps to Disaster Planning <br />Find out what disasters could happen to you: <br />• Ask your local emergency management office what types of disasters are most likely to happen <br />in your area. <br />• Learn about your community's warning systems. <br />• Ask about animal care after a disaster. <br />• Find out how to help elderly or disabled persons in your area. <br />• Find out about the disaster plan at work, your children's schools, and child care center. <br />Create a disaster plan: <br />• Meet with your family to discuss why you need to prepare for disasters. <br />• Discuss what disasters are likely to happen. <br />• Discuss what to do during an evacuation. Plan care for your pets. <br />• Ask a friend or relative to be your "out of area phone contact." <br />• Pick two meeting places. One right outside your home and one outside your neighborhood in <br />case you can't return home. <br />Put your plan into action: <br />• Educate family members about the difference between Shelter-In-Place and Evacuation. <br />• Display emergency phone numbers. <br />• Educate family members how to turn off utilities. <br />• Install fire extinguishers. <br />• Install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. <br />• Conduct a hazard hunt to identify hazards in your home. <br />• Take a first aid class. <br />• Determine escape routes from your home. Find two ways out of each room. <br />• Find safe spots for each known disaster. <br /> Practice and maintain your plan: <br />• Review your plan every six months. <br />• Conduct shelter-in-place and evacuation drills. <br />• Check your fire extinguishers and smoke detectors every six months. <br />• Replace expired food and water in your home, office and vehicle emergency supply kits. <br />