Siskiyou County Emergency Preparedness Guide - Evacuation Planning

The Seven P's in Evacuation Preparedness

Take appropriate steps in planning ahead before disaster strikes.  Communicating with loved-ones will be difficult. Having a plan and being prepared will help reduce stress. Consider the following Seven P's:

• People and Pets - Have a plan. Do you know at least two ways out of your community? Where will you meet family after evacuation? Where will you stay and how will you contact each other? Where will your pets stay?
• Papers, phone numbers, and important documents. Deeds, birth certificates and other irreplaceable documents should be in one location so these can be grabbed at a moment’s notice.
• Prescriptions, eyeglasses, and vitamins. You may be gone from your home for days, so insure you have access to all your health related items.
• Pictures and irreplaceable memorabilia. These are priceless and could be lost forever.
• Personal computers or any information stored on hard drives and disks. Consider encrypting critical documents onto a web based service.
• Plastic (money) including credit cards, ATM cards and cash.
• Phone and charger.

Take Direction from Officials

Stay Calm. When you are asked to leave your home, Go! Keep your disaster supply kit stocked and ready for use. Practice your plan and implement it. Be aware of your surroundings such as fallen power lines, fallen objects, pedestrians, traffic, and spills or other potential hazards.