2. Step One: Make A Plan
Talk to your friends and family about how you will
communicate before, during, and after a disaster.
Make sure to update your plan based on the
Centers for Disease Control recommendations due
to the Coronavirus.
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3. Step One: Make A Plan
You need to determine the type of disaster or
weather event is most likely to occur in your
region. Ready.gov has come up with an extensive
list to help you prepare. The following slide(s) will
give you the majority of situations you should be
prepared to endure.
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4. Step One: Make A Plan
Attacks
Avalanche
Bioterrorism
Chemical
Emergencies
Cyber Security
Drought
Earthquakes
Explosions
Extreme Heat
Floods
HazMat Incidents
Fires
Household
Chemical Incidents
Hurricanes
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Landslides
Nuclear
Explosions
Nuclear Plants
Pandemics
Power Loss
Radiological
Devices
Sever Weather
Thunderstorms
Lightning
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Volcanos
Wildfires
Winter Weather
Disaster Recovery
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6. Step One: Make A Plan
• #PrepareToProtect means preparing to protect everyone you love.
Start by making a plan before disasters and emergencies strike:
www.ready.gov/plan
• Discuss with your household or family how you will communicate
if there is an emergency.
• Decide and practice your emergency plan with members of your
household.
7. Step One: Make A
Plan
• Houses, mobile homes, apartments, and high-rise buildings have
different evacuation considerations. Make a plan for each:
www.ready.gov/plan-for-locations
• Involve your entire family, including your children, in planning for
disasters and emergencies so they are prepared, not afraid:
www.ready.gov/plan
8. Step One: Make A
Plan
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Communication
• BEFORE an emergency, teach your child how to dial 911 #YouthPrep
• Make sure everyone, including children, knows how and when to call 911 for help #YouthPrep
• Make sure all family members know how to send a text message in case of an emergency #YouthPrep
• Who’s your emergency contact? Make sure the kids know who it is and practice with them.
#ReadyKids
• Practice how to communicate in an emergency with kids. Find ways here:
https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
• Update school records and discuss emergency contact numbers with kids before they go:
https://www.ready.gov/collection/family-communication-plan #BackToSchool #YouthPrep
9. Step One: Make A
Plan
• When the kids go #BacktoSchool update your family communication plan:
https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
• Add kids school social media info to the family communication plan:
https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
• Review your family emergency communications plan with kids at your next
household meeting. #YouthPrep
• Emergencies can happen anytime, and less than half of American families
have a communication plan. Plan ahead: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-
plan #ReadyKids
• Spread the #YouthPrep message to friends & family! Be sure your family has
an emergency communications plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-
plan
10.
11. We will send information Weekly as the month
of September progresses, so stay tuned!
Thanks for placing safety at a high priority.
As always, we are here for our Telcom family during these times.
Craig and Marilyn
