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Emergency Readiness
We at Daily Bread Office Deli, LLC believe that it is always prudent to prepare ahead of time for an emergency or natural disaster such as a heat wave, earthquake, power outage or flood. Your best emergency strategy is to acquire your emergency supplies ahead of time, so there's no need to rush or buy huge quantities at one time. Retail stores carry many of the supplies in the sizes and packages ideal for developing an emergency readiness capability.
Your Family Emergency Plan
Families can and do cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team.
Create an Emergency Readiness Plan
Meet with your family and discuss why you need to prepare for disaster. Explain the dangers of fire, severe weather and earthquakes to your family. Plan to share responsibilities and work together as a team.
- Discuss the types of disasters that are most likely to happen. Explain what to do in each case. Plan for two major scenarios; (1) evacuation, and (2) shelter-in-place (both with and without utilities).
- As part of your Emergency Readiness Planning develop a Family Emergency Communications Plan:
- Provide contact information for each family member. Work, school, cell phone(s), childcare providers, etc.
- Ask an out-of-state contact to help you stay in touch with other family members if you are separated during an emergency. Everyone must know your contact's name, phone number and address.
- Pick two places to meet:
1. Outside your home in your neighborhood in case of an emergency like a fire.
2. Outside your neighborhood in case you can’t return home. - Know what your children’s school emergency plans are for general evacuation and sheltering-in-place should an event occur while they are at school.
- Discuss with your family what to do in an evacuation or extended shelter-in-place in your home. Plan how to take care of your pets.
Make an Emergency Readiness Kit for each member of the family.
The components of your emergency readiness should include:
Emergency Food Kit: Each person’s emergency food kit should contain:
- One gallon water per day per person is recommended.
- A minimum food supply to last each person at least 3 full days.
- Include eating utensils, napkins, matches, etc.
Personal (Hygiene) Kit:
- This kit contains your personal hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, tissue, wash cloths, towels, etc).
First Aid Kit: This kit contains first aid supplies, (bandages, gauze pads, tape, ointment, Hydrocortisone cream, non-aspirin, Ibuprofen) suitable for each person.
Basics Plus Kit. Beyond the essential items (food, water, hygiene and first aid) each individual needs a few additional items:
- Collapsible cup, sterno, poncho
- Water purification tablets, hand warmers, waterproof matches
- Flashlight, batteries, compass, whistle, pocket knife
- Supply of baggies, trash can liners
- Emergency blanket
Use Zip Loc® bags (pint, quart and gallon) to organize your kit(s) for storage.
Practice and Maintain Your Plan
- Conduct a home hazard hunt.
- Stock emergency supplies and assemble your individual Emergency Readiness Kit(s).
- Take a Red Cross First Aid and CPR class; take community CERT training and participate in community preparedness exercises.
- Determine the best escape routes from your home.
- Find more than one way out of each room.
- Find the safe spots in your home for each different type of disaster.
- Practice with and quiz your children every six months so they remember what to do.
- Conduct fire and emergency evacuation drills.
- Replace stored water every six months and stored emergency food every year.
- Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Test your smoke detectors monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.
Complete this checklist:
- Post emergency telephone numbers by phones (fire, police, ambulance, etc.)
- Teach children how and when to call 9-1-1 or your local Emergency Medical Services number for emergency help.
- Show each family member how and when to turn off the water, gas and electricity at the main switches.
- Make sure you have adequate insurance coverage for your needs.
- Teach each family member how to use the fire extinguisher A-B-C type, and show them where it’s kept.
- Install smoke detectors on each level of your home, especially in the kitchen and near bedrooms.
- Install carbon-monoxide detectors in your home.
Storage of Emergency Supplies
Store your emergency items in a suitable container, i.e. a backpack or storage container with a lid. Some families prefer to store their emergency supplies in one location. Choose a place in your home which would be relatively safe in time of an emergency (such as a closet or under a bed). The perishable supplies will remain stable longer if stored in a cool, dark location.
One suggestion for storing emergency supplies is to place them in a large, covered storage container. They can be kept all together in a container and are easy to “grab and go”.
*Note: It is best to store plastic water containers on top of the contents rather than on the bottom where they could possibly crack and leak from the weight of heavy objects placed on top of them.
Planning ahead and stocking up now on supplies can add to your safety and comfort during and after an emergency. Store enough supplies for at least 72 hours.
