Family Emergency Planning Resources

Family Disaster Plan

All families should have a disaster plan that prepares family members and pets to respond to a crisis or natural disaster.  Good sources of information include the websites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Public Health, The National Disaster Coalition, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Links to these websites are listed below. 

United States Department of Homeland Security created a series of web documents on emergency preparedness.  It has a Ready Campaign that encourages individuals to take three simple steps to prepare: get an emergency supply kit , make a family emergency plan , and be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.  The set of three documents can be found on these three websites:

How to get a kit prepared is described here, http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html 

Assistance on making a family plan can be found in this document 

 http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/index.html 

Information to become informed on emergency types and appropriate responses can be found here.  (Don't overlook the types of disasters listed on the far left hand column.)

 http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/index.html

This site is designed for kids and families to work together on a family emergency plan.

 http://www.ready.gov/kids/step1/index.html  

The Department of Homeland Security also provides this document to record emergency information.http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/familyemergencyplan.pdf 

American Public Health Association recommends an emergency preparedness stockpile list of food and supplies in the event of a serious health crisis.  It includes a checklist, and information on rotating food supplies.  The site is designed to assist the public in preparing for a pandemic.

 http://www.getreadyforflu.org/clocksstocks/stockpilingtoolkit.pdf 

The National Disaster Coalition has created a family guide to assist families in creating a disaster plan.

 http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/family.htm

 http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/family.pdf  

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created an intense website with information on all types of emergency and disaster responses. The emphasis is on the protection of family and property.  The website listed below is an extensive document     with a wealth of information. 

 http://www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full.pdf

FEMA also provides a Spanish version

http://www.fema.gov/spanish/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full_sp.pd 

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Public Health prepared the following document through a grant from SAMHSA.  It is short and to the point, including forms to encourage families to record essential information.

 http://www.mass.gov/samh/pdfs/dph_family_displan.pdf

The American Red Cross has an online video presentation that shares the essentials of family planning for emergencies.

http://www.redcross.org/flash/brr/English-flash/default.asp

Family Emergency Plan PDF

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