SUMMER BRINGS CHANGE
Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, it's a great time to update your family communication plan. When disaster strikes, the first thing on your to-do list will be connecting with your family. Keeping your family safe is always the number one priority.
Schools may be changing, or daycare may become a factor during the summer. A possible change in job location or possibly even moving means that updating your family communication plan is a must.
In the event of a disaster, make sure you've updated information like:
· Out-of-Town Contacts;
· Neighborhood Contacts and Meeting Place;
· Work and School Information, including evacuation sites; and
· Personal information, including important medical information.
Make sure that the information for your out-of-state safe point is still accurate. If you have moved, or your out-of-state point contact has moved, this information may need updating. In a disaster situation, he/she can communicate to others that you and your family are safe. Add this person to your cell phone contacts as “ICE” (in case of emergency).
Subscribe to disaster warnings, updates, and alert notifications from America's PrepareAthon! to help ensure that you and your family are ready for disasters well ahead of time.
Once you have updated your communication plan, go over it again with your family. Even if it hasn't changed, it never hurts to practice and be even more prepared for a disaster.
Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, it's a great time to update your family communication plan. When disaster strikes, the first thing on your to-do list will be connecting with your family. Keeping your family safe is always the number one priority.
Schools may be changing, or daycare may become a factor during the summer. A possible change in job location or possibly even moving means that updating your family communication plan is a must.
In the event of a disaster, make sure you've updated information like:
· Out-of-Town Contacts;
· Neighborhood Contacts and Meeting Place;
· Work and School Information, including evacuation sites; and
· Personal information, including important medical information.
Make sure that the information for your out-of-state safe point is still accurate. If you have moved, or your out-of-state point contact has moved, this information may need updating. In a disaster situation, he/she can communicate to others that you and your family are safe. Add this person to your cell phone contacts as “ICE” (in case of emergency).
Subscribe to disaster warnings, updates, and alert notifications from America's PrepareAthon! to help ensure that you and your family are ready for disasters well ahead of time.
Once you have updated your communication plan, go over it again with your family. Even if it hasn't changed, it never hurts to practice and be even more prepared for a disaster.
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