Your family needs to have a plan for what to do if there is an emergency.
You should talk with your family about these things:
At Home
- Where to shelter in an earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption or storm.
- How to evacuate and where to meet.
- Where survival items and first aid kits are located, and who is responsible for checking essential items.
- How to contact family members and emergency services.
- The local Civil Defence warning system.
- Where your nearest Civil Defence Centre or sector post is located.
- How to turn off gas, electricity and water at the mains.
In Your Street
- Know your neighbours and what you can do to assist each other.
People with Disabilities
- If you have a disability, make arrangements with a family member, friend or neighbour to help you in an emergency.
- People with disabilities may have difficulties during a disaster at home, or if they are in an unfamiliar Civil Defence Centre. You should arrange some sort of "buddy" system.
- People with asthma and other respiratory disorders may be especially affected by stress, dust or volcanic ash. Have plenty of medicines and face masks in your Emergency Survival Kit.
- If you have special food needs, be sure you always have enough at home to include with your emergency survival items.