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Emergency preparedness materials

Stay aware. Be prepared.

Every home should have a basic emergency preparedness kit that can be used for any emergency. Store your kit in an area that is dry and easy to get to. Review your kit every six months to identify and replace outdated supplies. While some items should be in everyone’s kit, it is important to adapt the kit for the needs of you and your family.

Use the checklist below to customize your emergency kit to your specific needs. Share a brochure or booklet to support emergency preparedness awareness in your community.

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Checklist

Checklists provide essential information to help you and your family prepare yourselves for an emergency. You can use the online fillable PDF form to enter your family’s information. Once completed, print copies and share it with all family members. 

Open PDF file, 100.79 KB,  Emergency Supply Kit Checklist (English) (English, PDF 100.79 KB)
Open DOCX file, 16.49 KB,  Emergency Supply Kit Checklist (English plain text) (English, DOCX 16.49 KB)

Brochure

This public health emergency planning guide includes recommendations for individual and family preparedness, a family emergency action plan, creating an emergency preparedness kit, and space to record family emergency contacts and frequent location information.

Open PDF file, 1.07 MB,  Emergency Planning Tips: Stay aware. Be prepared. (English) (English, PDF 1.07 MB)
Open DOCX file, 19.03 KB,  Emergency Planning Tips: Stay aware. Be prepared. (English plain text) (English, DOCX 19.03 KB)

Booklet

This planning and preparedness tool was created using the CMIST (communication, medical needs/maintaining health, independence, service/support, and transportation) framework. It is intended to be used as starting point for at-risk individuals and those with access and functional needs to think about what they need to support their daily living activities during and after a disaster, and includes space to record their personalized information. 

Open PDF file, 2.01 MB,  Emergency Planning Tool: Stay aware. Be Prepared. (English) (English, PDF 2.01 MB)
Open DOCX file, 26.59 KB,  Emergency Planning Tool: Stay aware. Be prepared. (English plain text) (English, DOCX 26.59 KB)

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Videos

Watch and share videos related to building affordable emergency kits and planning ahead for emergencies.

Emergency preparedness video playlist 

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