Week 9: Home Evacuation Planning

Draw a floor plan of your home. Identify two escape routes from each room. Establish a safe place in your area for your family to meet at in an emergency. For example, designate a certain spot in the local park to gather at, and should you have to leave your area, designate a relative or a friend's home as the gathering place. Be sure to include arrangements for any pets in these plans, since pets are sometimes not permitted in shelters and some hotels will not accept them.

Pick two places to meet:

• One place near your home in case of a sudden emergency, like a fire.
• One outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home. Everyone must know the address and phone number.

Examples of a floor plan:

Tips:

• A graph is included on the next page for you to draw your own plan.
• Include Meeting places and phone numbers on the back
• If possible include the location of
• emergency kits
• utilities shut off
• Safety Equipment such as fire extinguishers.
• Vacate your home when advised to do so by local emergency authorities.
• Ignoring this warning could jeopardize not only the lives of your family members but also those who try to rescue you.