My Timeline

Items to take when evacuating. Do not pack too much, and carry only what you really need.
Pack weight should be around 15 kg for men and 10 kg for women. Keep the items at the entrance, etc.
Please refer to the following list and prepare individual packs.

In order to protect yourself from heavy rain and typhoons, it is important to know the disaster risks inyour area and evacuate quickly and appropriately based on disaster prevention weather information.
Create My Timeline in advance and decide when to turn on the "evacuation switch."

Valuables

Feminine care products□Hard biscuits □Canned food
□Water □Dishes / can opener / etc.
□Underwear □Cold weather gear
□Raincoat□Items to cope with the cold and the heat
□Towel / handkerchief□All-purpose knife □Matches / lighter□Tissue paper, etc.
□Non-slip work gloves □Plastic tarp
□String / cloth packing tape
□Toiletry goods□Writing utensils□Copy of address book

Baby products

Elderly care products□Powdered milk □Feeding bottle□Baby food □Spoon □Diapers□Baby wipes □Gauze□Cleaning cotton □Maternal and childhealth handbook□Change of clothes □Diapers□Tissue paper □Spare assistive device□Medicines □Glasses □Dentures□Hearing aids □Disability certiﬁcate,etc.

How to Create My Timeline
1 Know your family’s

disaster risk

Use the Flood and Landslide Disaster Prevention Map on P.22 to P.49 to ﬁnd out if your area is at riskof "ﬂooding" or "landslide disaster." Also, check the nearest evacuation shelter and evacuation routes.

2 Decide which emergency Refer to the list of emergency items on P.4, and discuss in advance what you and your family will needduring evacuation and be prepared. An ideal pack weight for men is 15 kg and 10 kg for women. Don’t
items to takeforget to take infection control measures.
3 Find out how to gather

In order to take appropriate evacuation actions, information such as weather warnings, evacuation
information issued by municipalities, river water levels, and road regulations is essential. Prepare
multiple ways to gather information in case of power outages or system failures.
In addition to the communication methods listed in P.20, information can also be obtained from thewebsites of Oita Prefecture and the Oita Meteorological Oﬃce.

4 Understand Alert Levels

Learn about Alert Levels, etc., by referring to the evacuation
information on P.10.

5 Decide what you andWith various factors that you’ve learned in previous steps in mind, discussand decide with your family what evacuation actions to take and when.

information and be
preparedand Alert Level
Equivalent Information
your family will do.

How to create My Timeline (sample)
Alert Levels and Alert Level Equivalent Information(Disaster Prevention Weather Information)
Alert Level 1

Alert Level 2(Issued by Japan Meteorological Agency)(Issued by Japan Meteorological Agency)

Risk of weather worsening

Weather worsening

Alert Level 3

Probability of Warnings Heavy Rain, Flood, or Storm Surge Advisories

Emergency Storage Items
These are basic supplies for survival that you can stock in your home. When it is safe to return toyour home after evacuation, you can go back and retrieve some of the items to take with you to youremergency shelter. Or, if you choose to stay and use your home as your emergency shelter, you canuse them at home. Prepare items to last for at least three days to one week, if possible.
Please refer to the following list and prepare items for individual persons.

□Drinking water(3L per day, per person)□Water storage bag□Water for daily use(For cooking / laundry / toilet / etc.
7L per day, per person)

Fuels / others□Portable cooking stove□Gas cylinders □Solid fuel□Rechargeable battery □Pot □Kettle□Disposable dishes and cutlery□Food wrap ﬁlm□Aluminum foil

StockThis is a method of purchasing a little extra food and processed foods
on a regular basis, and after consuming the items close to theirexpiration dates, replenishing what has been used. This is eﬀective inkeeping a certain amount of stockpiled food at all times while living anormal life.
*It can also be applied to daily commodities.
4Evacuation Instruction

Risk of disaster

Risk of disaster increasing(Issued by the municipality)

Landslide Disaster Alert
Information
Flood Danger Information
Storm Surge Warning

Heavy Rain Warning,
Flood Warning
Flood Alert Information

Flood Advisory
Information

Prepare for a disaster○Check weather information.
○Check the typhoon routeand when it will approach.
○Pick up medications, etc.,
in advance.

Check your own and yourfamily’s evacuation actions.
○Check evacuation sites on
the hazard map.
○Prepare emergency items totake.
○Frequently check weather
information on TV andradio.

The elderly and people with special needs
should evacuate from hazardous locations.

Our family’s "evacuationswitch"!
Always evacuate when Alert
Level 3 is issued!!

Everyone must evacuate fromhazardous locations.

○Evacuation completed.
○Continue to check weather
information.

○Start moving to the aunt's
house on higher ground, theevacuation site we decided
on as a family!

Our family’s disaster risk and evacuation destination

Disaster has occurred or is imminent
Heavy Rain Emergency Warning
Flood Occurrence Information
Storm Surge Occurrence Information

Life in danger.
Take Immediate life-saving actions.

Evacuate to asafer place inside
the house.
Evacuate to thesecond floor or higher.

Emergency items to takeTools to gather information□ Water□ Oita Disaster Prevention App□ Safety and Security Email forPrefectural Residents / Municipal
Disaster Prevention Email□ TV□ Portable radio□ Oita Meteorological□ Estimated flood depth（ 3 ）ｍ

□ Food□ Distance to rivers nearby（ 250 ）ｍ□ Flashlight□ Blanket□ Located in a Landslide Disaster Hazard Area (yes / no)□ Batteries□Face mask

□ Primary Evacuation Location ( 10 ) minutes on foot / by car to (aunt’s house)□ Thermometer□ Valuables□ Change of clothes□ Charger for mobile phone□ Alcohol sanitizer□Disaster prevention map

Secondary Evacuation Location ( 7 ) minutes on foot / by car to (XX community center)*Double check*If your house is located outside the hazardous area or if you live in a sturdy↓Write down other items to prepare!

□ Medicines□ Medicine notebook

building such as an apartment building, stay indoors or evacuate vertically (go up to□ Hazardous locations / characteristics on the way to the evacuation location（Primary Evacuation Location: Roads are narrow. Secondary Evacuation

Use daily(Issued by the municipality)

What to check and what to prepare on a daily basis

Office Website□ Oita Disaster Prevention

the second floor or higher in the building).

Replenish

Alert Level 5Emergency Safety Measures

What our family will do for each Alert LevelEveryone has been
evacuated!

□Pregelatinized rice, ready-to-eat food□Instant noodles□Canned food□Nutritional supplements

Water

Alert Level 4

Evacuation of the Elderly, etc.

(Issued by the municipality)

Evacuation to begin soon!

Foodー*Note that the timing of the issuance and announcement of
Alert Levels and Alert Level Equivalent Information does notnecessarily coincide with the areas covered.

Be sure to evacuate by
Alert Level 4□Feminine hygiene products□Portable feminine wash
□All-in-one cream □Mirror□Face mask / hat□Personal safety alarm□Portable radio □Smartphone□Portable battery □Helmet□Spare batteries □Flashlight / candle□Disinfectant□Wound care medication□Pain relief patch□Triangular bandage / elastic bandages□Cotton pads □Band-aids□Medicines / personal medications□Medicine notebook□Face mask □Alcohol sanitizer□Thermometer □(Paper) towel□Soap □Disposable gloves□Kitchen bleach (such as Haiter)□Indoor shoes

Food / clothing / etc.

My Timeline□Cash / 10 yen coins□Bankbook (photocopy)□Cards (photocopy)□Health insurance card (photocopy)□Driver’s license (photocopy)□Certiﬁcates (photocopy)□Inkan seal
□Spare keys of your home, car, etc.

Evacuation goods / ﬁrst aid kits /infection control products

Emergency Items to Take

Emergency Items to Take

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Disposable diapers
Plastic gloves

Feminine hygiene products
TowelsDog food
Wet wipes

Information Portal

You can download the form and check detailed instructions on how to create My Timeline from the Oita Prefecture website.
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