EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
PHYSED 11
2ND Semester 2024-2025
Lesson 3: Family Emergency Plan
Why is it important to have an emergency plan with your family?
Family Emergency Plan
Families may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to plan in advance: how they will contact
one another; how they will get back together; and what they might do in different situations. Consider the
following: Identifying key meeting locations.
What is the main purpose of an emergency plan?
The main objective of emergency planning is to reduce injuries, protect the community and maintain business
continuity. An emergency plan usually includes necessary procedures during a crisis, a clear set of roles and
responsibilities and established instructions for local emergency response and recovery bodies.
How do you deal with an emergency situation at home?
Stay safe by following these steps:
Use flashlights. Don't light candles. ...
Keep your refrigerator door closed. Food can spoil in a refrigerator after the power has been out for more
than 4 hours.
Turn off or unplug electronics.
What to do during emergency situation?
In case of a major emergency:
Follow your emergency plan.
Get your emergency kit.
Make sure you are safe before assisting others.
Listen to the radio or television for information from local officials and follow their instructions.
Stay put until all is safe or until you are ordered to evacuate.
What is the most important thing you can do in an emergency?
The most important thing to remember in an emergency is to STAY CALM and call for HELP (emergency
numbers). Make sure you know where you are and speak slowly and clearly.
What is family emergency preparedness plan during disaster?
Make a family communication plan.
Know how you will contact each other if you are at work, school or other location. Keep a list of emergency
phone numbers, including neighborhood contacts. Give emergency numbers to all family members and post by
every phone.
How do I write a family emergency plan?
Identify and practice how you will exit your home. Establish possible evacuation routes to ensure you are able to
get to your designated meeting location(s). Identify available modes of transportation. Make arrangements with
family, neighbors, friends, or local government if you don't have personal transportation
MAKING A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN
One of the most important tools every individual and family can have to protect themselves in possible
emergencies is a family emergency preparedness plan, complete with a list of contacts during an emergency. As
you plan ahead about what to do during an emergency, be sure to take into account any members of your family
with special needs, specific preparations for children, and what you will do with your pets.
As part of your planning, you should make copies of and safeguard specific personal and financial
records. Also, take any actions necessary to prepare your property. Everyone in the family should understand
what to do, where to go, and what to take in the event of an emergency.
Discuss where your children will go if they are in school or daycare at the time of the emergency, and
make sure they understand where you will intend to be. Your plan should also address the needs and care of
pets, family members with special needs, and safely shutting off utilities.A
STAY INFORMED
Find out what disasters are most likely to happen in your area and the history of their occurrence.
Stay informed of any specific instructions or information you may need to know regarding these specific
disasters.
MAKE A COMMUNICATION PLAN
1. Create a comprehensive plan as a family for communicating in the event that you are separated during
an emergency.
2. Create a sheet or card with all the phone numbers and information every individual in the family may
need, and make sure every member of the family has a copy of the communications plan.
3. Be aware that in the event of an emergency, phone lines and cell phone towers may be overloaded or
out. You can try using text messaging if normal communication options are not available. It would be good
to have a contingency plan for reaching each other.
4. Ensure every member of your family has a cell phone, coins, or a prepaid phone card in order to connect
with your emergency contact during emergencies.
5. Establish an out-of-state, in-case-of-emergency (ICE) name and number that everyone in your family has
a copy of.
6. Save the ICE information in everyone’s cellular phone.
MAKE AN EVACUATION PLAN
As a family, discuss where you will go in the event of an emergency.
Discuss where your children will go if they are in school or daycare at the time of the emergency, and
make sure they understand where you will intend to be.
Your plan should also address the needs and care of pets, family members with special needs, and safely
shutting off utilities.
PRACTICE YOUR PLAN
Set up practice evacuations or shelter-in-place drills at least twice a year for your family to ensure
everyone knows what to do and where to go in the event of an emergency.
Update your plan according to any issues that arise.
Keep your emergency kit up to date, replacing water and perishables periodically. Make sure everyone
knows where it is and to take it when sheltering or evacuating.
Check your smoke alarms regularly.
