Let’s Get Ready !
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Part 2 – Supplies and Equipment
Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
Empowering Citizens since 1978
Make A First Aid Kit
• Step 1 is to prepare your own emergency kit for your home, car and workplace.
First Aid Kit Contents
• Disinfectants (Soap)• Sterile Pads (Eye)• Roller Gauze• Paper Tape• Band Aids• Elastic Bandages• Antibiotic ointment• Aspirin / Tylenol
• Tweezers / Needle• Scissor / Safety Pins• Eye Dropper• Disposable Gloves (2)• Thermometer• Pen and Note Paper• Phone Numbers • First Aid Guide
Remember
Include a small supply of any important prescription or non-prescription drugs
used by family members
Antacids Laxatives Blood Pressure Pills
Insulin Rx for Allergies
2. MAKE A FAMILY PLAN
1. Plan for Family Members to have Escape Routes from the House
2. Decide where to Reunite
3. Identify out-of-area “Contact” Person
4. Prepare Copies of Important Documents for Storage Off-Site or on Portable Disk
Family Member Escape Plan
Ensure that each family member KNOWS TWO ESCAPE ROUTES from each
room
Family Member Escape Plan
PRACTICE
Decide Where to Reunite
Choose Two Places
1. Outside Your Home in Neighborhood
2. Outside your Neighborhood
» In a Park
» In an Open Area
Identify an Out of Area Contact Person
Designate a friend or relative to
be a focal contact
to link family
Safeguard Copies of Important Documents
Important Documents
• Passport• Drivers License• Financial Statements• Deeds• Birth Certificates
Safer Storage Sites
• Safe Deposit Box• Out-of-Town Friends
or Relatives• The “Cloud”• Flash Drives • Wills
3. Organize to “Shelter in Place”
Other “Shelters in Place”
Office After Quake Car Isolated in Snow
Organize to “Shelter in Place”
Plan to be self-sufficient in your home with limited or no utilities (gas, electricity, water) for a minimum of 3 days and
possibly much longer
Organize your Home Supplies
» Food / Water
» Clothing / Bedding
» Cooking / Heating
» Radio / Communication
» Tools/Minor House Repair
» Sanitation Supplies
Organize your Food and Water
Accessible Supplies:
1) Use familiar dried, packaged and canned foods from your everyday stock
2) Energy bars and high protein snacks
3) Store 1 gallon water per person per day
4) Water purification tablets or bleach
Basic Camping Supplies
Communications
• Battery operated radio and batteries
• HAM or FSR radio
• Hand crank phone chargers
Organize your HomeTools and Supplies
1. Ladder, wheelbarrow, rake
2. Claw hammer, nails, screwdriver & screws, pliers, crow bar
3. Heavy duty staple gun, staples
4. Plastic sheeting and tarps
5. Adjustable wrenches, sledge hammer
6. Plywood, electrical tape, duct tape
Organize Home Supplies for Sanitation Needs:
1. Dish soap, hand sanitizers, baby wipes
2. Paper towels
3. Plastic garbage sacks
4. 5-gallon buckets toilets
(Compostable “kitty litter”)
See: www.plush.org
Sanitary Waste Yard Disposal
Prepare a “Shelter in Place” KitStore in Safe Place
Large Rolling Carts Make Good Storage Containers for Emergency
Supplies
Store Supplies in Safe Place
Outdoor garage or shed Is ideal
Ideal is to split suppliesbetween two locations
** Earthquake may makebasements inaccessible
4. Plan to Evacuate Quickly
Plan to Evacuate Quickly
Prepare a “GO Bag”
Prepare a “Go Bag”
• Trail mix, energy bars• Portable Radio• Small First Aid Kit• Whistle / Flash Light• Personal Hygiene
Supplies • Cash in small bills of
at least $50 per person
• Layers of warm clothing and hat
• Sturdy Shoes• Dust Mask• Copy of Important
Documents• List of emergency
numbers
Plan to Evacuate Quickly
Store the “Go Bag” in safe and accessible place
1. Outdoor Shed
2. Garage
Trunk of Car !!
Children ?
Children Books
Children Toys
Pets?
Make a “Go Bag” for Pets
• Leashes• Muzzles• Food and Water• Feeding bowls• Medicines• Copy of Immunization
Records• Pet carriers• Toys & treats that your
pet is familiar with
Watch for Expiration Dates
• For all stored food and medical supplies it is important to watch expiration dates and rotate supplies accordingly
• Check batteries regularly: flashlights etc
Specific Emergency Response House Fire
• Exit House Fast• Use Escape Plan• Do Not Go Back
Inside• Assemble Family at
Planned Spot to Reunite
Specific Emergency ResponseEarthquake
Earthquake
Go to Interior area
Get Under Sturdy Furniture
Drop, Cover and Hold
Specific Emergency Response
TSUNAMI • Higher Ground Immediately
• Follow Routes
Get Additional Training
• First Aid • CPR• CERT Training
Supported by Grant Funds City of Portland and the generous time of
the SNWI Public Safety Committee
Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
Empowering Citizens since 1978