Transcription of GUIDE - Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
1 DISASTER. Planning . GUIDE . Official Of ffici cial ial G. GUIDE uid ui ide de ffor orr tthe he T. he Tampa ampa am pa B. Bay ay A. Area re 10 Ways to Prepare Now! 1. Make Your Family/Business Disaster Plan 2. Pull Together Disaster Supplies 3. Brace for Hurricanes 4. Discuss Your evacuation Plans 5. Help Your Neighbor 6. Keep Your Pets Safe YOUR hurricane 7. Take Steps to Protect Your Home/Business evacuation ZONE 8. Review Your Insurance 9. Know Your Disaster Safety Tips MAP INSIDE 10. Know What to Expect After a Disaster PLAN. PREPARE. PROTECT.
2 ESTABLISHED 1962. This GUIDE is produced by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council in partnership with your County Emergency Management Agency. Planning for emergencies If a disaster struck, would your family be ready? Would your business be ready? Taking simple steps today could save lives and prevent suffering later. Follow the tips and checklists in this special GUIDE to protect your loved ones, your home and your business. This GUIDE was developed by your county emergency management agency to help you make your family and business plans.
3 It also directs you to additional resources where you can get more information and assistance. Government cannot do this alone. It takes the whole community to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. This includes our neighborhood and condo associations, faith-based, volunteer, and civic organizations, schools, and the business community, as well as residents. Find out if there is a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in your neighborhood and get the training. If there is not a CERT, think about starting one.
4 Contact your local emergency management agency or fire department. In addition, we need to ensure that our plans include the needs of our children, seniors, the disabled, and those who face poor health (mentally or physically). So, get involved and spread the word at your school, work, club or place of worship. This is what it takes to make our community safer and more resilient. Your Disaster Plan 1 Prevent panic and confusion by making sure everyone knows where to go and what to do in an emergency, whether at home or at work. PICK TWO MEETING PLACES.
5 One should be just outside your home or THINK AHEAD ABOUT evacuation . Determine if and when you would business for sudden events such as have to evacuate, where you would a fire. The second should be outside go and how you will get there. Ask your neighborhood, in case you can't friends or family if you could stay with get home or family members get them. If you are in a safe area, invite separated. them to stay with you. CHOOSE A CONTACT PERSON. Ask For more disaster Planning information, someone out of the area to coordinate contact your local emergency communications in a disaster.
6 Family management agency, local chapter of members should call this person the American Red Cross (phone numbers to report their location. Send your are listed on the inside map page) or go contact copies of important papers online to or (ID, insurance, etc.) or KNOW YOUR RISK. Learn what disasters might affect your area. Are KEEP YOUR CONTACT. you in a hurricane evacuation Zone INFORMATION UP-TO-DATE. Include (see inside map page) or FEMA Flood contact information in your phones Zone? (They are different!) Take first and make emergency contact cards to aid and CPR courses carry with you.
7 ( ). 2. Plastic tarp, screening, tools and nails, etc. Disaster Supplies Water purification kit (tablets, chlorine (plain) and iodine). Clean-up supplies (mop, buckets, towels, disinfectant). Here are the most important items for your Disaster Supply Kit. Stock up today (or a Camera little at a time) and store where you can get Garbage can or bucket with tight-fitting lid and kitty litter to them quickly. (for emergency toilet). Replenish for Freshness: Plastic trash bags Medicines: Keep an updated list of family medicines and Toilet paper, paper towels and pre-moistened towelettes or dosages along with doctor and pharmacy phone numbers.
8 Baby wipes Keep a two week supply of prescription medicines. Food: Keep enough food to feed the whole family for three If you evacuate you also should take: to seven days. Choose things that don't need refrigeration or cooking (canned foods, protein bars, peanut butter, etc.). Pillows, blankets, sleeping bags or air mattresses Don't forget any special dietary foods or baby food and Extra clothing, shoes, eyeglasses, hearing aids (and formula, if needed. Replenish every six months. batteries), etc. Drinking water/containers - 1 gallon of water per person Folding chairs, lawn chairs or cots for drinking water plus water for cooking and washing (minimum 7 days).
9 Stock up on a few cases of bottled water Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, at home and office in the event that there is a boil water etc.). order. Quiet games, books, playing cards and favorite toys for Extra batteries for camera, flashlights, radio, portable TV &. children lamps, etc. Infant items (medicine, sterile water, diapers, ready formula, Important papers and irreplaceable keepsakes (driver's bottles), if needed. license, special medical information, insurance policies and property inventories, photographs).
10 Stow Until Needed: First aid book and kit including bandages, antiseptic, tape, Precious commodities before & after a storm: compresses, aspirin and aspirin-free pain reliever, anti- Emergency charger for cell phones and other mobile diarrhea medication, antacid, and important numbers devices (consider a solar powered alternative). Flashlights and batteries for each member of the family Portable radio and batteries Cash (With no power, banks may be closed; checks and credit cards unaccepted, and ATMs may not be operational). Non-electric can opener Fire extinguisher (small canister, ABC type) Charcoal, matches, and grill (Do not use indoors).
