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Who is this plan for?
Household members
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Does anyone have special requirements?
Will anyone in your household need assistance to evacuate, or while
stuck at home during an emergency? Does anyone rely on mobility
or medical devices or other special equipment? Does anyone rely onprescription medicine? Do they have supplies to last three days or moreor alternatives if power is not available?

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Any babies or young children?
Do you have nappies, formula, etc. to last three days or more if shopsand roads are closed? Do you have supplies in a grab bag in case youneed to leave in a hurry as well?

Any pets?
Your animals are your responsibility, so make sure you include themin your emergency planning. Do you have food and water to last threedays or more? Do you have cages or carriers to transport them andkeep them safe? Do you have someone to collect and look after youranimals if you can’t get home?

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Anyone else who might need help?
Are there any friends, family or neighbours who might need your help
to get through an emergency at home or to evacuate?
Name:

Contact Details:

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Useful contacts
Always dial 111 in an emergency. Think about your council’s emergency
hotline, medical centre/doctor, landlord, insurance company, powercompany, day care/school, work and family members.
Name:

Emergency
services

Contact Details:

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If we can’t get home
Our meeting place
Where will you meet if you can’t contact each other and are separated
when an emergency occurs? How will you get there?
Add an address and instructions:

Who will pick up the kids?
If you are not able to pick children up from school, day care, afterschoolcare, etc., who will? Do they know? Does the school / day care have theirdetails?
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Contact Details:

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If we can’t get hold of each other
Who will you check in with (someone out of town in case local phonelines are down)?
Name:

Contact Details:

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We will get updates by
How will you find the latest news/alerts? Which radio stations will you
listen to? Which websites and social media pages will you check?
Radio station/website/social media channel:

Radio station/website/social media channel:

Radio station/website/social media channel:

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If we are stuck at home
Do we have emergency supplies
Food and drink for three days or more (for everyone including babiesand pets)? Torches, a radio, and batteries for both?
First aid/medical supplies? They don’t all need to be in one big box, but
you may have to find them in the dark.
Make detailed notes on where these items are stored:

Do we know how to turn off water, power and gas?
Only turn these off if you suspect a leak or damaged lines or if you are
instructed to do so by authorities. If you turn the gas off, you will need aprofessional to turn it back on.
Details on how to turn off the water, power and gas:

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If we have no power
What will you need to do if there is no power?
How will you cook, stay warm, see at night (do not use candles as
they are a fire hazard)? Do you have spare cash in case ATMs are
not working? Do you have enough fuel in case petrol pumps are notworking?)
Make notes on what your household needs to do:

If we have no water
What will you need to do if there is no water?
Do you have enough drinking water stored (three litres per person per
day for three days or more)? Do you have water for your pets? What will
you cook and clean with? What will you use for a toilet?
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If we have to leave in a hurry
Do we have grab bags?
Does everyone have grab bags* in case you need to evacuate? At home,
at work, in the car?
*A small bag with warm clothes, a torch, radio, first aid kit, snack foodand water.
Make detailed notes on where the grab bags are stored:

Where will we go?
Where you will go in case you have to evacuate?
How will you get there? If you live near the coast, make sure it is outsideof all tsunami evacuation zones. Where will you stay if you can’t get backto your home?
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