Personal & Family Emergency Plan

Your plan should include:

• Names & phone numbers of key friends & family members; make an In Case of Emergency (ICE) contact card for each family member
• Name & phone numbers of an out-of-area contact person
• Locations and phone numbers of the following:
  • Workplace
  • School
  • Doctor/Pharmacist
  • Utilities (Electricity/ Gas/ Water/ Sewer/ Phone/ Cable/ Internet)
• Plan for everybody’s needs, especially seniors, people with disabilities, children, non-English speakers, and pets.
• Consider how you will get in touch with your family if there is no phone service or internet.

Plan What to do if You and Your Family are Separated

• Identify two meetings points for your family
  • one right outside your home
  • one outside your neighborhood, such as a library, community center or place of worship.
• Identify an out-of-town friend or relative that family members can contact if you have been separated. During an emergency, phone lines in your immediate area may too busy for calls to be placed locally. An out-of-state call may get through more easily. i If a voice call will not go through, often text messaging will still work.
• Text & Use Social Media if you are able. This will help keep the lines clear for those who are unable to text or use the internet.
• Make sure your children know who is allowed to pick them up from school if there is an emergency.