Siskiyou County Emergency Preparedness Guide - Family Emergency Planning

The ability to communicate with family, friends and first responders is crucial during a disaster.  Make sure everyone knows and practices your plan.

Fire, Flood or Other Emergency

• Practice crawling low under smoke. Practice STOP! DROP! And ROLL!
• Earthquake - Practice DROP! COVER! and HOLD ON!
• Develop a home evacuation plan, including the use of alternative exits such as windows.
• Meeting locations; you need a location near your home and away from home.
• Informing loved-ones you are safe; will you text them? How long before they can reasonably expect to hear from you?
• Identify an out-of-state contact. Create a hard copy of relevant contacts and provide to each family member.
• Learn CPR and First Aid basics. Sign up for a course through the American Red Cross. 

Shelter-in-Place

In some disasters you may be instructed to shelter in place, and you may need to stay put for extended periods of time. Essential services may be disrupted during this time.

Evacuation

Situations such as wildfire and flood may force people to leave their homes with very little warning or none at all. Plan where and how you will reunite with your loved ones if you cannot return to your home immediately.

Inform your personal contacts where you are going. Use officially designated routes if advised by emergency response personnel.