Evacuation Planning
Evacuation planning is important to the survival of your family as there may be conditions under which you will decide to leave or situations when you are ordered to leave. Plan how you will gather your family and decide where you will or can go. Choose several destinations in different directions so you have options in an emergency.
Create an evacuation plan
- Plan places where your family will meet, both within and outside of your immediate neighborhood.
- If you have a car, keep a half tank of gas in it at all times in case you need to evacuate.
- Become familiar with alternate routes and other means of transportation out of your area.
- If you do not have a car, plan how you will leave if you have to.
- Take your emergency supply kit unless you have reason to believe it has been contaminated.
- Lock the door behind you.
- Take your pets with you, but understand that only service animals may be permitted in public shelters. Plan how you will care for your pets in an emergency.
Contact family or friends (if time permits)
- Call or email the "out-of-state" contact in your emergency contact list.
- Tell them where you are going.
- If there is damage to your home and you are instructed to do so, shut off water, gas and electricity before leaving.
- Leave a note telling others when you left and where you are going.
- Check with neighbors who may need a ride.
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