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应急准备
Emergencies can happen at any time and you are the first and best defense for helping yourself and your loved ones. There’s no better time to prepare for an emergency than right now. 每个家庭都不一样, but we’ve put together tips and resources to help you plan and stay safe, 无论紧急情况如何.
制定疏散计划
Emergencies can come in many forms such as wildfires, 风暴, 地震或学校或工作紧急情况. Being prepared for emergencies means having a written plan as well as supplies.
Your plan should be tailored to meet your specific situation, such as preparing for elderly and disabled family members as well as pets. 根据需要经常检查和更新它.
制定计划时要考虑以下几点:
- Create an emergency plan for your family, identifying two places for the family to meet.
- 你家外面的地方
- A spot away from your neighborhood in case you can't return home
- Practice the plan with your family, including your children.
- Review the emergency plans at your workplace, your children's school or daycare center and other places where members of your family regularly spend time away from home.
- Plan safe routes away from your home and business to high, safe ground. Make sure your children are aware of the routes away from home.
- Develop a plan for family pets and livestock; evacuation shelters may not allow animals.
- Designate a friend outside the area who family members can call if separated.
- Keep current important documents in a safe-deposit box.
不要忘记! Your evacuation plan should be practiced routinely to ensure everyone knows what to do.
Prepare a kit for at least three days of emergency supplies
Here are some of the basics you should have on hand during an emergency.
- Three-day supply of bottled water (one gallon per person per day)
- 急救箱和基本药物
- Three-day supply of packaged, dried and canned goods
- 宠物食品和宠物笼
- 手动开罐器
- Portable radio and flashlights with spare batteries in waterproof bags
- An extra set of car keys, cash and credit cards
- Special items for infants, elderly or disabled family members
- 手机备用充电方式
- 你的车里有满满一箱油
- 装衣服和洗漱用品的过夜袋
Planning ahead for seniors and people with disabilities
If you or a loved one in your household has specific mobility, 听力, 学习, 视力或行动需求, and/or require certain medical devices due to a medical condition, consider any relevant items you need to add to your kit, 如:
- 药物
- 处方
- 重要文件，医生联系方式
- Extra batteries for 听力 aids and other medical equipment
- 备份氧气
- 辅助设备
For evacuation, familiarize yourself with your house or building complex. Practice using each of the possible evacuation routes and check for obstacles or other impediments that may be present such as debris, 洪水, 失去电力或烟雾. Call 911 for emergency evacuation assistance.
宠物和服务性动物
In an emergency, any animals in your care are dependent on you for their safety. It’s important to take pets and service animals with you. If you can’t get home to look after your pets, have a backup caregiver you trust and give them a key. Make sure that cats and 狗s are wearing collars and identification tags that are up to date. Put your cell phone number on your pet's tag as well as the phone
number of a friend or relative in case you can’t be reached on your phone.
Include supplies for your pet in your emergency kit. Depending on your pet, useful items might include:
- Leashes, harnesses and/or carriers to transport pets safely.
- Food, drinking water, bowls, cat litter/pan and a manual can opener if your pet eats canned food.
- 药物和医疗记录副本.
- Current photos of you with your pet(s) in case they get lost.
- 进食时间表资料, 医疗条件, 行为问题, and the name and number of your veterinarian in case you have to foster or board your pets.
- 方便运输的宠物床和玩具.
You can always speak with your veterinarian about items to include in your kit. Remember to make plans for all the animals in your care, including any horses and farm animals.
轻松打印和检查
下载 a printable version of our emergency kit checklist, as well as resources to help you plan in advance.
