MAKE A PLAN: Planning ahead is the first step to a calmer and more assured disaster response.

                          

TALK! Discuss with your family the disasters that can happen where you live. Establish responsibilities for each member of your house hold and plan to work together as a team. Designate alternatives in case someone is absent.

PLAN! Choose two places to meet after a disaster:

                     ~Right outside your home, incase of sudden emergency such as a fire.

                     ~ Outside your neighborhood, incase you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate your neighborhood.      

 

BUILD A KIT: What you have on hand when a disaster happens can make a big difference. Plan to store enough supplies for everyone in your household for at least three days.

WATER.  Have at least one gallon per person per day.

FOOD. Pack non perishable, high protein items, including energy bars, ready to eat soup, peanut butter, etc. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water.

FIRST AID KIT. Pack a reference guide.

MEDICATIONS.  Don’t forget prescription an non-prescription items.

BATTERY OPPERATED RADIO. Including extra batteries.

TOOLS. Gather a wrench to turn off gas if necessary, a manual can opener, screwdriver, hammer, pliers knife, duct tape, plastic sheeting, and garbage bags with ties.

CLOTHING. Provide a change of clothes for everyone; including sturdy shoes and gloves.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Remember eyeglasses or contact lenses and solution; copies of important papers, including identification cards, insurance policies, birth certificates, passports, etc.; and comfort items such as toys and books.

SANITART ITEMS. You’ll want toilet paper, towelettes, feminine supplies, personal hygiene items, bleach, etc.

MONEY. Have cash. (ATMs and credit cards wont’ work if the power is out.)

CONTACT INFORMATION. Carry a current list of family phone numbers and email addresses,    including someone out of the area who may be easier to reach is local phone lines are out of service or over loaded.

PET SUPPLIES.  Include food, water, leash, litter box, or plastic bags, tags any medication and vaccination information.

MAP. Consider marking an evacuation route.

 

BUILD A KIT: What you have on hand when a disaster happens can make a big difference. Plan to store enough supplies for everyone in your household for at least three days.

                    

WATER.  Have at least one gallon per person per day.

FOOD. Pack non perishable, high protein items, including energy bars, ready to eat soup, peanut butter, etc. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water.

FIRST AID KIT. Pack a reference guide.

MEDICATIONS.  Don’t forget prescriptions and non-prescription items.

BATTERY OPPERATED RADIO. Including extra batteries.

TOOLS. Gather a wrench to turn off gas if necessary, a manual can opener, screwdriver, hammer, pliers knife, duct tape, plastic sheeting, and garbage bags with ties.

CLOTHING. Provide a change of clothes for everyone; including sturdy shoes and gloves.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Remember eyeglasses or contact lenses and solution; copies of important papers, including identification cards, insurance policies, birth certificates, passports, etc.; and comfort items such as toys and books.

SANITART ITEMS. You’ll want toilet paper, towelettes, feminine supplies, personal hygiene items, bleach, etc.

MONEY. Have cash. (ATMs and credit cards won’t work if the power is out.)

CONTACT INFORMATION. Carry a current list of family phone numbers and email addresses, including someone out of the area who may be easier to reach is local phone lines are out of service or over loaded.

PET SUPPLIES.  Include food, water, leash, litter box, or plastic bags, tags any medication and vaccination information.

MAP. Consider marking an evacuation route.

 

Classes available on line at  www. redcross .org.

Or call your local Red Cross office

 

 

Putnam County Chapter

 

336 East Main St.

Ottawa, Ohio 45875

Office: (419) 523-4810        Fax: (419) 523-4815       Emergency Contact: (419) 233-4059

Est. 1917

Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.

Psychological First Aid, Saturday, September 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Annex building