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To get started ...
Contact your local emergency management or civil defense office and your
local American Red Cross chapter.
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Find out which disasters are most likely to happen in your community.
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Ask how you would be warned |
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Find out how to prepare for each. |
Meet with your family
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Discuss the types of disasters that could occur. |
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Explain how to prepare and respond. |
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Discuss what to do if advised to evacuate. |
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Practice what you have discussed. |
Plan how your family will stay in contact if separated by disaster:
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Pick two meeting places: |
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A location a safe distance from your home in case of fire.
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A place outside your neighborhood in case you can't return home.
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Choose an out-of-state friend as a "check-in-contact" for everyone to
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Complete these steps
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Post emergency telephone numbers by every phone. |
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Show responsible family members how and when to shut off water, gas
and electricity at main switches. |
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Install a smoke detector on each level of your home, especially near
bedrooms; test monthly and change the batteries two times each year.
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Contact your local fire department to learn about home fire hazards.
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Learn first aid and CPR. Contact your local American Red Cross chapter
for information and training. |
Meet with your neighbors
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Plan how the neighborhood could work together after a disaster.
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Know your neighbor's skills (medical, technical). |
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Consider how you could help neighbors who have special needs, such as
elderly or disabled persons. |
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Make plans for child care in case parents can't get home.
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Remember to practice and maintain your plan
Get your Disaster Kit Checklist
Content provided by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross
This information is provided for general information. New Jersey
Insurance.com makes no representation as to the information's completeness
or accuracy. We urge you to contact the agencies directly for specific
information and instructions.
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Food & Water
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Store at
least a 3-day supply of non-perishable food.Select foods that require
no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water. If
you must heat food, pack a can of Sterno. Select food items that are
compact and lightweight.
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One
gallon of water per person per day (2 quarts for drinking, 2 quarts
for sanitation/food prep) Minimum 3 day supply of water for each
person
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Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables
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Canned
juices, milk (if powdered, store extra water), soup
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Staples -
sugar, salt, pepper
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High
energy foods - peanut butter, jelly, cracker, granola bars, trail mix
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Foods for
infants, elderly persons or persons on a special diet
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Comfort/stress foods - cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals,
lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags
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First Aid Kit
Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid kit
should include:
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Sterile
adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
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4 to 6 2"
sterile gauze pads
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4 to 6 4"
sterile gauze pads
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Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
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3 rolls
of 2" sterile roller bandages
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3 rolls
of 3" sterile roller bandages
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Tube of
petroleum jelly or other lubricant
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Assorted
sizes of safety pins
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Aspirin
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Antacid
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Syrup of
Ipecac (to induce vomiting)
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Tools and Supplies
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Mess
kits, or paper cups, plates and plastic utensils
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Emergency
preparedness manual
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Battery-operated radio and extra batteries
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Flashlight and extra batteries
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Cash or
traveler's checks, change
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Non-electric can opener, utility knife
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Fire
extinguisher small canister, ABC type
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Matches
in a waterproof container
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Plastic
storage containers
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Shut-off
wrench, to turn off household gas and water
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Map of
the area (for locating shelters)
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Plastic
garbage bags, ties (for personal sanitation uses)
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Plastic
bucket with tight lid
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Household
chlorine bleach
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Clothing and Bedding
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Include
at least one complete change of clothing and footwear per person
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Sturdy
shoes or work boots
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Blankets
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Special Items
Remember family members with special needs, such as infants and elderly or
disabled persons.
For Baby
For
Adults
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Heart and
high blood pressure medication
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Contact
lenses and supplies
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Entertainment- games and books
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Important
Family Documents.
Keep these records in a waterproof, portable container:
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Will,
insurance policies, contracts, deeds, stocks and bonds
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Passports, social security cards
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Credit
card account numbers and companies
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Inventory
of valuable household goods, important telephone numbers
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Family
records (birth, marriage, death certificates)
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SOURCE: Content provided by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross. This
information is provided for general information. New Jersey Insurance.com
makes no representation as to the information's completeness or accuracy. We
urge you to contact the agencies directly for specific information and
instructions. |
