Emergency Care Project
Emergency Action Plan for the Home
Why Prepare?
The main reason to have an emergency action plan (EAP) is to help protect yourself and your family in the event of an emergency.
Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.
Assignments
Hazards Assessment
Use the FEMA guide to determine the possible hazards or emergencies in your community and use the Hazards Assessment worksheet to record your findings and suggestions for reducing your family’s risk.
Home Evacuation Plan & Emergencies Supplies & Shelter Location
Home Evacuation & Floor Plan
Create a plan using Microsoft PowerPoint
Include two ways out of every room including windows
Mark the location of the first aid kit, fire extinguisher, and tornado shelter
Meeting Places
Plan to have three meeting places for your family in case of an emergency:
Directly outside of the house
- Why? You would meet here if there was a fire in your house.
Within the neighborhood – walking distance
- Why? You would meet here if your street was blocked off for something like a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning.
Outside of the neighborhood – driving distance
- Why? Your family would meet here if it wasn’t safe to be in your town because of some sort of natural disaster such as a tornado.
Create these plans using Google maps
- Include satellite maps
- Include written directions
Contact Information
Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to plan in advance how you will contact one another.
Identify an out-of town contact. It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
- Complete the Family Emergency Plan cards on Ready.gov’s website.
- Make an individual card for each person in your family.
First Aid Kit List
Create a first aid kit list that addresses your family’s specific needs. Consider the following when creating your list:
What will you store everything in? Where will you store it? Will you have different kits for different situations (ex: shelter in place vs. evacuation)?
What specific needs might members of your family have? (ex: contacts, medication)
If you have pets, what would you do with them if you have to evacuate and can’t take them with you? Consider their needs for a shelter in place.
How much of all your supplies would you need for the number of people in your house? Do you have people in your house with special dietary needs? (ex: vegetarian, diabetic, baby)
Hazards Assessment – 20 points ______/20
15 points – All topics are addressed and questions are answered
5 points – No grammatical or mechanical errors
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Home Evacuation Plan & Emergencies Supplies & Shelter Location – 20 points ______/20
10 points – All topics are addressed
Entire house is represented
Two exits from each room
First aid kit location marked
Fire extinguisher location marked
Tornado shelter location marked
5 points – Key is present and understandable
5 points – No grammatical or mechanical errors and proper format followed for printing
Two slides per page
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Meeting Places – 20 points ______/20
10 points – All three meeting places are properly mapped
All three are present
Satellite pictures are used and meeting locations are marked
10 points – All three meting places have written directions
Directions are clearly stated
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Contact Information – 20 points ______/20
10 points - All family members are represented
10 points - Appropriate contact information is provided
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Emergency Kit – 20 points ______/20
10 points - Neat and Organized
List is neatly typed and organized with headings
- Example of headings - To Go Kit, Shelter in Place Supplies, Food, First Aid Supplies, Medications
10 points - Sufficient supplies are present
Each family members special needs are considered
There are enough supplies for three days
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