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be prepared

MAKE YOUR PLAN BEFORE

AN EMERGENCY OCCURS

• Create a home escape plan
• Record your emergency contact information
• Identify a meeting place away from your home

• Choose an out-of-area contact person
• Copy and protect important documents

• Take an inventory of household possessions
• Prepare an evacuation plan
• Make a plan for your pets

CREATING A HOME ESCAPE PLAN

Make a plan to be able to leave your home quickly and safely in the event
of a sudden emergency.

Draw a floor plan of your home. Identify two ways that you can exit from each
room. Draw arrows on your diagram to show where these emergency exits are
located. Use a different colour ink to make the arrows stand out.

Consider buying a collapsible emergency ladder if you might need to exit from
an upper floor window or balcony. If you live in a high-rise building do not use
elevators in an emergency. Use the stairs instead.

Decide on a safe meeting place outside your home where
everyone will go if you need to get out in an emergency
(e.g. a fire). Ensure that everyone in your family knows where
the meeting place is and practice your home escape plan
together.

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE - ARE YOU READY?